40+ years, and I'm still on number one. I laminated mine, because I'm a rebel that way.
this post was submitted on 24 Mar 2025
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I’m ordering three every year until I have all 11, then I’m gonna keel over in anxiety.
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might need to respawn
Haha, dammit I snorted. Fine, enjoy the upvote
Ruh roh... I can't even remember how many times I've had it replaced. 😨
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Avoid paying taxes with this one weird trick
That's not the way it works.
My ass it isnt commie
From what I've heard, your rear end has been attacked more than Stalingrad was.
jk
Ummm have you ever seen Elon Musk’s social security card???? And how much tax does he pay???? That’s what I thought.
I would like to see Elon Musk's birth certificate. He shouldn't be president if he isn't a legal citizen.
It's somewhere in South Africa. And just in case, you have to be a citizen of the US by birth to be eligible for the presidency.
That's why he's "not" the president...
"Never try to argue with an idiot. He'll drag you down to his level and then win by experience."
Samuel Clemens
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Yeah, but who cares? I mean, really? I haven't had a physical copy of my social security card in ages, since it disintegrated in my wallet in college. Memorize the number and move on with your day.
Most employers will request the original copy to make their own copies from as part of any onboarding process. Just knowing the numbers isn't enough.
Usually a birth certificate will suffice if you don't have one. They have to verify they can legally employ you. I didn't have my social for awhile and used my birth certificate. Became a problem when Puerto Rico invalidated all birth certificates though for a time. Had one idiot say they couldn't accept a PR birth certificate for citizenship once though.
Really? I've only had one job that required my social security card. I've worked in multiple school districts, as well as food and hospitality jobs and only 1 of the school districts wanted to see my social security card.
I wouldn’t say most, most will just ask for your SSN. They absolutely do not need the card for any reason whatsoever. If a job asked me to provide it I just wouldn’t take that job lol.
Editing comment for clarity.
All employers in the US need proof of two things: proof of identity, and proof of employment eligibility. A passport takes care of both.
But most people in my experience provide a state ID/driver's license (identity), and either a social security card or birth certificate (employement.)
So, you can be on your high horse all you want, but you're gonna provide the documents above if you want to work legally.
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Yep, my job now was not going to let me work until I brought it in. Had to drive 5 hours in one night lol
I have my paper one in a safety deposit box, with my original birth certificate. I carry around a useless laminated copy for normal BS.
And yes, I say useless laminated, because for some dumb fucking reason, the US issues paper social security cards, and cannot be used officially if you do so. No government agency will accept it, because they expect a piece of paper to last 70+ years like dumb fucks.
My understanding (and it's very possible that this is just urban legend) is that they're intentionally made of paper so if they do get lost they're more likely to fall apart instead of getting stolen.
They're not really intended to be something you carry around with you all the time, it's not like you're usually going to be expected to produce on the spot during your daily routine. It's more the sort of thing you'd keep at home with your birth certificate and other such personal documents.
IMO the real boneheaded move was making it a wallet-sized card instead of something more like a birth certificate. If you make something in that form factor, people are going to stick it in their wallets and carry it around with them and it's going to fall apart.
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Originally, they didn’t expect them to last 70+ years. It’s just that the law hasn’t been updated as life expectancy and technology have.
But your point remains valid
Obligatory life expectancy was only low due to child mortality, so people who survived childhood could reasonably expect to make it to 70.
Child mortality was only so high because child labor was in widespread use around the time that Social Security was first implemented.
Yet, Social Security was established around the same time as the end of child labor in this country. It took a few decades to correct (then, lengthened further with the advancements in medical technology), but the laws never kept up.
And all enacted by our first Democratic socialist president who was so popular, he helped pass the constitutional amendment to limit presidential terms so that he didn’t have to serve a fourth time…
… polio is a real motherfucker. Thankfully, he was one of the last generation to ever suffer from it in their developed world.
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I had to get mine replaced to get a passport. That was ten years ago, and the passport just expired. I've got 9 replacements left and I just turned 60, so I think I'm good.