Social security, bank account, and credit card numbers aren't just data. In the wrong hands they can wipe out someone's life savings, wreck their credit and cause financial ruin.
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As problems like identity theft become more prevalent, now more than ever, Americans need to take their financial health seriously - and this information is of the utmost importance.
It's hard to exaggerate the importance of preserving the financial integrity of Social Security.
Social Security Number Cards by themselves were never intended to be personal identity documents because they cannot confirm that a person presenting a card is actually the person whose name appears on the card.
Social Security faces financial problems down the road because of demographics.
We really need to get control over Social Security numbers. My children's generation, they're past it. But their children should be able to have a number that is secure.
It's not 2038 that Social Security is bankrupt. It's now.
No matter how you cut it, this real debate on personal accounts is about the legitimacy of Social Security; it's not about the solvency of Social Security.
Most people don't reconcile their bank accounts.
Americans need accurate information in order to consider Social Security reform. Too bad the media can't be counted upon to provide it.
The true identity theft is not financial. It's not in cyberspace. It's spiritual. It's been taken.
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