A Social Security card cannot and should not be used to prove anyone’s identity, because the information it contains is limited to a name and a Social Security number. Nothing on a Social Security card gives any indication that it belongs to the person who is presenting it. Government agencies that require a Social Security card (such as for motor vehicle or voter registration) will not accept it by itself, but only as one of a number of documents to confirm that the holder is who he claims to be.
Hello dankravetz. Just FYI, here is considered a courtesy to supply a link to the column you are on about so that the rest of us can play along. Is this it?
A link to the column you’re commenting on is appreciated. This is the one: Why does my old social security card say it can’t be used as ID?
What a difference 18 years (and one horrible event) make - I don’t think it’s the right that would be howling against national ID cards today.
Good point, RDFozz.
Why isn’t Social Security capitalized throughout the column? That seems standard practice today.
I think one problem is that under Federal law, one is not required to give their SSN as an identification number (at least at colleges)
RDFozz said:
Which part of the Right? I’m sure it is conservatives who are most freaked out over “The New World Order”, government take over of your lives and prying into your business, etc.