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Dear Mr. Zook,

I'm a lifelong flaming liberal, but I think you're barking up the wrong 
tree with this one!  What's your point?  You can't hold a job without a 
SSN, and you certainly can't get any pay (at least, open and legal pay) 
for a job without a SSN.  

You may think that's a terribly unfair, oppressive stance by an 
overweening bureaucratic central government; and there may be a few 
grains of truth in your stance.  But, frankly, I feel that I ought to pay 
my share of taxes--but only my share--and not *your* share.  If you got a 
job without a SSN, then I and every other honest, employed resident of the 
U.S. would have to contribute to paying your share of taxes.

Besides, I've managed to live and work in this country for over forty 
years without actually having physical possession of a Social Security 
card, which I lost decades ago.  It hasn't even inconvenienced me.

Spend your energies on a cause that's worth fighting.  There are plenty 
of them around.

Ron Wyllys                                          Voice: 512-471-3969
wyllys@gslis.utexas.edu                             Fax:   512-471-3971


On 23 Mar 1995, Nathan Zook wrote:

> Fun, Fun, Fun
> I just tried to apply for a job with UT Austin.  They refused
> to take it w/o a SSN.  They are the only state agency in town
> that this has happened with.  I intend to be as much trouble
> on this as I can.
>  
> What I need:
>  
> 1) Legal citiations.
>  
> 2) Other people in Austin to go down to the UT Employment
> office (Corner of Red River & MLK), and similiarly attempt
> to apply for work.
>  
> 3) A lawyer in Austin willing to take this on.  I have one
> idea already.
>  
> Let's do it!
>  
> Nathan
> 
> 
>