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[–] [email protected] 46 points 8 months ago (4 children)

Fight Club had it backwards. Instead of attacking the banks to wipe out people’s credit someone should release everyone’s SSN. The mass fraud will make credit useless.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Isn't 70 million like 1/4 anyway?

[–] [email protected] 11 points 8 months ago

Between this Anthem, Target, and OPM, it seems likely that most Americans have their SSN out there for criminals to buy.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 8 months ago

Let's evolve, let the chips fall where they may.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 8 months ago

This is brilliant. The government could put out a searchable database.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

You first. Feel free to post it here.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago