What happens when the US runs out of SSNs? - eviltoast

SSN numbers are good for 999,999,999 people alive or dead. At some point the US will hit that, right? Do we start reusing numbers? Sounds like a disaster waiting to happen.

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    1 month ago

    Just add another digit and watch the entire country break down because they can’t find someone to update their 40+ year old software written in COBOL.