“Traditionally, the functions of the US Treasury and the Department of State were completely separate. However, we are seeing a continued erosion of this distinction as troubling economic times continue. The US passport renewal form mandates that the applicant supply his Social Security Number (SSN) if he has one. A $500 penalty applies for failure of a passport applicant to provide the SSN, unless reasonable cause can be established. In addition, the statute mandates that the State Department must provide your SSN and foreign residence information to the Department of Treasury, and to notify the IRS if you refuse. So, you lose either way.”
Related posts:
US military provided Assad with intel on CIA-supported extremists
International Bank Transfers: Banks’ Ugly Secret and Why Bitcoin Really Matters
How Bitcoin Is Blossoming in Germany
CFR Floats Neo-Bretton Woods to Create a New Monetary System
Paul Ryan: Insider Trading Thief?
Undercover agent sneaks past TSA at Newark Airport with ‘bomb’ in pants
Gold Gone? Germany baffled as Fed bars access to bullion
ACLU Appeals Ruling Allowing Feds to Stay Mum on Drone Targeted Killings
US Congressmen Reintroduce Online Sales Tax Bill
Minority Report: Fiction Has Become Reality
Campus Gun Free Zone Did Not Stop a Dangerous Gunman….Guns Did
Lord Obama on Shared Sacrifice
Costa Mesa — or Cosa Nostra? Your Friendly Police at Work
Hacker encourages Florida motorists to ‘smoke weed erryday’
The Ex-Im Bank Is Dead (For Now)