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Social Security Number (SSN)

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A quick definition of Social Security Number (SSN):

A Social Security Number (SSN) is a special number given to people who live and work in the United States. It has nine digits and is used to keep track of how much money a person earns and how much they pay in taxes. The SSN is also used by some government agencies and businesses to identify people. To get an SSN, a person needs to fill out a form and provide some documents to prove who they are. The SSN is important because it helps people get benefits when they retire or if they become disabled.

A more thorough explanation:

A Social Security Number (SSN) is a unique nine-digit number assigned to U.S. citizens, permanent residents, or temporary working residents. The SSN was created in 1936 to keep track of the earnings history of U.S. workers for social security entitlement and benefit computation purposes.

For example, if you work and pay taxes in the United States, you will be assigned an SSN. This number will be used to keep track of your earnings and determine your eligibility for social security benefits when you retire.

Although the social security card was never intended to serve as a personal identification document, the SSN has also become used by many government agencies and other private entities to identify and track a person's financial history.

For example, when you apply for a credit card or a loan, the lender may ask for your SSN to check your credit history and determine your creditworthiness.

The Social Security Administration (SSA) has made the SSN card counterfeit resistant. However, the SSN card is not used as proof of identity because it does not contain personal information about the holder.

An applicant may obtain an SSN and the corresponding card by filling out Form SS-5. A complete list of the required information for the SSN application, such as documentation that proves age, identity, and U.S. citizenship or immigration status, is listed in the Form SS-5. The application and issuance of the SSN card are free of charge for all persons.

The unique nine-digit SSN is composed of three parts:

  • The first three digits are the area number. The 3-digit area number is assigned by geographic region.
  • The next two digits are the group number, which ranges from 01 to 99 (00 is not used).
  • The final four digits are the serial number. The serial number represents a straight numerical series of numbers from 0001–9999 within each group. Serial number 0000 is not assigned.

For example, if your SSN is 123-45-6789, the area number is 123, the group number is 45, and the serial number is 6789.

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18:13
Babycat are you drinking the chemical waters
BulbasaurNoLikeCardio
18:13
Told them this is ridiculous and they took $140 off so my patience has been bought. Now I need to find another distraction from this shitty teacher
18:13
Original price was 460 they just ripped ya off
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jk that is nice
babycat
18:14
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omg me too
BulbasaurNoLikeCardio
18:15
@EvolBunny: I am fine with them making their cut and all that but I bought it with an adjustable gas block, new LVPO and foregrip so I just have a bunch of parts and ammo with no way to shoot it
@BulbasaurNoLikeCardio: i mean getting paid for their incompetence is based
18:15
they think you are going to attack dj trump
BulbasaurNoLikeCardio
18:18
@BulbasaurNoLikeCardio: they blaimed it on their IT team for not updating it as out of stock when I paid but like buying something in stock in September then being told I won't get it until mid January is pretty wild. I do not hunt anymore but their mistake would of caused me to miss the entire season. If it wasn't so hard to get left handed ARs I would of gone elsewhere
oh that's kind of worth more than $140
that's at least $300
18:19
@BulbasaurNoLikeCardio: what you gonna do when january hits and they are like "it still isnt here come back in april"
BulbasaurNoLikeCardio
18:20
Its a $600 part, they already covering shipping and paying the tax so $140 is an additional 25% off.
BulbasaurNoLikeCardio
18:20
If it doesn't come January I am going to just say fuck it and toss everything on the right handed upper and just eat gas.
18:21
You should have said to refund you or give 300 off
18:21
wasp is wasp
18:21
knows how be rich and demand shit lmfao
i am atheist not protestant
18:22
same thing tho ya? - catholic
BulbasaurNoLikeCardio
18:23
Ill just keep arguing for more money off until I get it or they end up paying me to take it lmao
18:24
what other guns ya got
are we losing hope for gtown lol
yeah i dont think gtown does A's this late unfortunately
18:25
it is like 630 on a friday there bud
18:25
think it is safe to say it aint happenin today\
damn it was a slow day today
BulbasaurNoLikeCardio
18:26
I got a custom built Leftie ar15 I run suppressed, a regular ar15, a .270 axis savage bolt gun, xd9, xd40 and have my AR10 I run suppressed.
BulbasaurNoLikeCardio
18:26
I do not think we will see a wave until after thanksgiving. Adcoms will be nice and not ruin someones thanksgiving with an R
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