Originally Posted by
Michael Hudson
This has been a very long over due problem. I do hope they get on it. Social Security numbers have been abused and that system needs a lot of tweaking as well. The law states that the SSN is only authorized to be used by the employer and the IRS and not legal for CREDIT BUREAUS etc. who have abused this personal number. If you do not furnish it, then they can say sorry have a nice day. It is our POLICY. I do hope we can get a handle on it. Illegaql alien 0000 artists have been getting social security number for their friends for a long time. If a peorson cannot furnish a birth certificate, that the SSA will accept an insurance policy for an infant that does not exist, a computer generate Church Certificate or Baptismal frauduently completed and produced, or yet a family bible is also acceptable. As you see there is all kinds of lattitude for committing ID Fraud and you do not even have to go to a cemetary. Take it from soemone who knows. All of this has been reported over and over during the Clinton Administration who did squat. I am now a free speaking PI who was a career Special Agent back ijn the land of OZ WASHDC who took advantage of the early out program offered to senior Agents. I better stop here. I think I have expressed myself on this one. I look forward to the continuance of this admiistration and it goals and objectives.