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Not to defend the social security number system (because it’s terrible for unique identification of individuals and when it was created it wasn’t even intended to be used for that purpose) but you’re not supposed to carry it around with you all the time. It’s supposed to be in a drawer/safe/fireproof bag with the rest of your important documents, and only brought out when you need it.

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Why make it a card then? If it’s meant to be stored as a document then it should be the size of an envelope, or a standard A4 sheet.

I keep mine attached to the envelope sized paper it came on. But it shouldn’t be a card shape, that encourages people to carry it. My grandpa always carried his.

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55 points

Don’t mention A4 paper, it scares the Americans. If any of them could read, they would be very afraid right now.

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95 points

A4

Is that a type of rifle? I’ll take 12!

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45 points

Using entirely reasonable standards that most of the rest of the world has adopted is too hard for us for some reason.

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23 points

Today I’m going to use paper to feel superior to someone else.

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18 points

This week on “Things Non-Americans Think Americans Don’t Know About!”

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12 points

Hey now, I can read…but, what’s this A4 paper you speak of?

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Idk. Maybe because there’s only a few pieces of info on it. Someone would say “why do you need to use a whole sheet of paper for just this?”

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39 points

Every time ya try to fix the NatID problem though suddenly it’s a surveillance state system and not just an efficient nexus for federal services and permissions.

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There are some people who don’t want a national ID system because they think that’s like a biblical prophecy. Somehow those people are still allowed to operate heavy machinery.

Some people don’t want it because they don’t want a functional government.

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5 points

Ain’t that the truth. Fuckin’ lunatics.

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9 points

That’s the thing. At this point, anything that could replace ssn cards will be much more technical and much more invasive.

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No, it would be less technical since it would cut down the number of cards you have to carry around, and be less invasive since it would drastically raise the difficulty of identity theft

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9 points

Eh… You guys all use credit cards anyway

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oooo yeah my ID card is so invasive, it has my birth date and a photo on it!

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Does it even matter when data brokers already know everything about you and happily sell that info?

People freak about national IDs while happily giving all their info to websites like amazon or facebook. It’s insane.

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We have the same issue in Australia, and your driver’s licence basically fills the same purpose.

But honestly, we should just have a national ID system, and just make it optional, like a driver’s licence already is… (You just get asked for other forms of ID)

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16 points

I’ve lost my place to stay more than I’ve lost my wallet.

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For real. Mine’s about 40 years old and still looks pretty mint.

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It’s also techinally illegal to use for identification unless it’s being used for tax purposes. Yet so many people illegally ask for it and barely anyone protests. https://www.justice.gov/opcl/overview-privacy-act-1974-2020-edition/ssn

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