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IRS successfully launches their own free Direct File - some of my fellow 'murcans are eligible (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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[–] [email protected] -3 points 10 months ago (2 children)

You'd think a social insurance number would be enough...

[–] [email protected] 7 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Social Security number WAS NOT made to be an ID. It's not a secure unique number, it's just serial.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

Oh I didn't know that. It kinda works like that in my country

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

In a country with proper citizen identification it might be (but even then, doubtful).