Voices What Do You Think?
Would You Accept a Government Number Without a Receipt?
With Social Security reporting a cleanup of nearly 15 percent of its records, the Reporter asked residents how much proof a number needs, and who should provide it.
“A number from the government doesn’t need a receipt. A number from a private citizen needs three receipts, a notary, and his mother’s signature.”
Lyle Strandberg, 61 Farm equipment salesman “I keep every receipt in a shoebox by year. The government can keep its own, and I’ll keep mine, and nobody has to look at either.”
Connie Pruitt, 49 School bus driver “I’d accept it if it came with a confirmation number, though I’ve never checked one. I just like having one.”
Nathan Brooks, 34 Rideshare driver “My husband says the receipt is the number, and I told him a number is only a number until somebody writes it down. He said somebody did.”
Doris Albright, 73 Retired nurse “If the government says it fixed something, I believe it fixed something. I just don’t believe it fixed it for me, because nobody has ever come to my house.”
Todd Mackey, 45 HVAC technician