Summary: No Shirt, No Shoes, No SSN? Why do we have Social Security Numbers? Source: Social Security Administration Back in the 1930s, the government began a massive undertaking: issuing over 30 million Social Security numbers to American workers. Under the Social Security Act, the Social Security Administration had to track earnings accurately to administer benefits, and they couldn’t just use name and address. The Fred Smiths of New York City had so many identification problems that they formed […]
