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To: lemura
"There aren't 9.3m fraudulent SSNs, there have been 9.3m invalid W-2s (ie SSNs don't match up) filed for 2005 tax returns."

Please parse your sentence for me as I don't seem to grasp the difference between an SSN that doesn't match (I'm guessing with a name in another DB) and one that is bogus.

It remains a starting point. If one employer has several "invalid SSN's" something smells, doesn't it?

12 posted on 05/13/2006 6:16:50 AM PDT by Covenantor
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To: Covenantor
I don't seem to grasp the difference between an SSN that doesn't match (I'm guessing with a name in another DB) and one that is bogus. If one employer has several "invalid SSN's" something smells, doesn't it?

There could be many reasons for invalid W-2s, but the main reason is most likely fraudulent SSNs. In fact, this is one of the arguments used by the pro-illegal groups: that illegals are paying into the system but will never see any return.

Of course, they fail to mention that illegals claim 99 dependents, and therefore have -0- income tax withheld, but they are correct that SS payments cannot be retrieved. Yet, there is a plausible expectation that if amnesty was granted, there'd be a huge class-action suit filed to have some guestimated amount granted to them.

As to the total number of fraudulent docs floating around, well thats in the billions & trillions. It's actually a pretty big business, one that is controlled by some Mexican crime families.

19 posted on 05/13/2006 6:25:36 AM PDT by lemura
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