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Date: Mon, 15 Sep 1997 19:29:31 -0700
From: Paul Andrew Mitchell [address in tool bar]
Organization: Supreme Law Firm
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Subject: "Religious Objector" Response Letter from SSA

http://www.supremelaw.com/wwwboard/messages/298.html



Posted by The Free Marketeer on September 15, 1997 at 05:41:49:

"The Social Security Administration does not require that you have a
Social Security number. We
can issue a number to you only if you submit an application showing
identifying information and if you
submit evidence of age, identity and citizenship.

"The Social Security number you received was assigned to you on the
basis of a valid application
and supporting evidence, and we cannot void the record. Even though we
cannot void your record,
we have destroyed the Social Security card which you returned to us, and
we will not release
information about your number without your consent.

"Your Social Security number and record will not be used at all unless
you yourself activate it for
employment or other purposes.

"When a person is assigned a Social Security number, the primary purpose
of the number is to
record that person's earnings. Once a number is assigned, the Social
Security Administration has no
control over who might request a person to provide their number. Neither
does the Social Security
Administration have the authority to require an organization to provide
or deny service to anyone
who refuses to disclose their number.

"You should request present and future employers to enter the phrase
'Religious Objector' in the
space provided for a Social Security number when they report your wages
and taxes.

"You may show this letter to your employer(s) to show that your request
is valid.

"Based on regulations published by the Internal Revenue Service, the
Social Security numbers are
required on income tax forms as the tax payer [sic] identification
number. If you are required to file
an income tax return, we suggest you contact the Internal Revenue
Service in your area to explain
your position, and they will advise you on what procedures you should
use.

"We are unable to return the Social Security application which you
completed. However, that
application form will be destroyed eventually because our procedures
require that all Social Security
number applications be destroyed after a period of time. As requested,
we have enclosed a copy of
your four-page letter for your records.

"Again I want to re-emphasize that your record will not be used unless
you yourself decide to
activate it, and we will not release any information about your number
without your consent.

"Sincerely,

"Social Security Administrator"

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