10 is enough. If someone is going to lose it more than that they should probably not keep one.
Why? Seems like a pretty extreme rule to make with literally no reasoning.
For decades i’ve had mine in perfect shape. I don’t understand what’s so hard in terms of protecting the original.
If your house is on fire then sure, you need a replacement. If your house catches fire, gets drowned by a biblical flood, has an earthquake swallow it, a volcano erupts underneath it, and has a meteorite strike it - all at different times, all destroying your SS card, you can still get replacements.
10 is enough. If someone is going to lose it more than that they should probably not keep one. It’s not like you need it for anything, you just need the number. A passport or state real ID covers identification.
prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 weeks ago
misteloct@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
“Mentally ill people shouldn’t be American citizens anyways.”
Critical_Thinker@lemm.ee 4 weeks ago
Okay, I hear what you’re saying… when was the last time you had to present a physical copy of your SS card and NOTHING else could be used as a substitute?
misteloct@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Rarely but it’s relevant because ICE thugs are abducting people off the street. I get the fear.
Zedd00@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 weeks ago
Requesting your W2s from the IRS requires you to have the card, or 1 of 10 other documents that usually have xxx-xx as the first 5 of the number.
As an aside, the first 5 can be determined if you know what state and year someone was born in.
frostysauce@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Any time you get hired at a new job they need to make a copy of your SS card.
Critical_Thinker@lemm.ee 4 weeks ago
This is categorically false. You must not work in HR. My wife does! woooo
What needs to be done is an I-9 form needs to be completed. You need either an item from list A (e.g. something like a passport) or two other items. A birth certificate is a fine replacement for a social security card, if you go with an item from list B + C. www.uscis.gov/…/form-i-9-acceptable-documents