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From: ljdickey@watmath.UUCP (Lee Dickey)
Newsgroups: net.consumers,net.legal
Subject: Re:  SS numbers etc.
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Date: Tue, 15-May-84 09:49:59 EDT
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> Correct me if I am wrong, but it occurs to me that a credit card company may
> have justification in requesting your SS number on the grounds that they
> are obliged to file tax related reports on you...

You are wrong: The card issuer is not paying  *YOU*  interest, you pay them.   
The reason your bank needs your SS number is that they pay you interest
on your savings account, and they are obliged to report your income.

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  Lee Dickey, University of Waterloo.  (ljdickey@watmath.UUCP)
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