The population of the U.S. is roughly 375 million. Once that number reaches a billion (like it has in India and China), will another digit be needed?
2007-02-25 10:28:55 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
Correction....the population of the U.S. recently surpassed 300,000,000.
2007-02-25 10:40:03 · update #1
Even if SS number are recyclable, that doesn't solve the problem. Each of the 1 billion residents will require a number, which means all 999,999,999 of the numbers will be used simultaneously.
2007-02-25 10:53:08 · update #2
When people die and their SS# gets retired, maybe it gets reused after a certain amount of time passes.
2007-02-25 10:31:47 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
A multi million dollar bill to eliminate social security will be brought to congress. Much easier than adding a digit.
2007-02-25 18:43:50 · answer #2 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
THEY ALREADY HAVE!!! Many are being used by more than one person now. We had a Mexican fellow apply for a job and he had the very same ssn as someone else. He had to use a different number before they hired him.
2007-02-25 18:49:18 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
they do reuse social security numbers after a certain amount of time after a person has died...they won't run out...if they do, they will probably just use 10 digit numbers, hey weird huh?
2007-02-25 18:33:35 · answer #4 · answered by Paulien 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Start scrambling them in a computer. Kinda like the Lottery numbers...I would think. When I see a ssn that is used more than once...I see a counterfit if it belongs to a Mexican or any other foreigner.
2007-02-25 19:10:49 · answer #5 · answered by chole_24 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I am sure they will cross that bridge when they come to it at some point in the 22nd Century or beyond.
BTW- Your population figure for the US is wrong.
2007-02-25 18:32:50 · answer #6 · answered by C B 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
That's a little far off for right now I would say, but really I don't think social security will be around that long.
2007-02-25 18:32:19 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
10 digits.
2007-02-25 18:57:09 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
We have plenty of zero neo-cons to subtract from the numbers system and to ad to the prison system.
2007-02-25 18:36:43 · answer #9 · answered by zclifton2 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Numbers they when run out have they
2007-02-25 18:34:34 · answer #10 · answered by James M 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋