- Social Security Numbers can only be issued to federal "employees" and only for use in the performance of their official duties. See 20 CFR §422.104.
- The Social Security Number (SSN) is the property of the government. Therefore, it can't be "yours" unless you are a public officer on official business. See 20 CFR §422.103(d).
- The SSN is issued to the federal "public officer" and not to the man, and then only while he is an agent of the federal government.
- Anyone who uses a Social Security Number who is NOT a federal employee acting on official commercial government business is guilty of impersonating a federal "employee", which is a crime. See 18 U.S.C. §912.
- You can only use an SSN in connection with a "public purpose" and not a private purpose. It is illegal and a crime to use or abuse the SSN for private or personal use. This is called embezzlement or conversion, and it is a criminal violation of 18 U.S.C. §641 and 18 U.S.C. §654.
- Everything connected to the SSN becomes "public property" because the SSN can only be used in connection with a "public office" of the federal employment.
- The private man was never issued an SSN if he is not acting as a federal "employee". Therefore, he can honestly answer "NO" in response to the question of whether he was ever issued an SSN, if he is not acting as a federal "employee" or agent.
USC Title 15 Chapter 1 Section 17 clearly states: "The labor of a human being is not a commodity or article of commerce."