It's not required to get a SS for your child when they're born but most hospitals automatically assign one to newborn babies and some will not allow you to have your child born there without them assigning one. My friend just had his child born at home with a midwife to avoid this.
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"I'm completely in favor of the separation of Church and State. My idea is that these two institutions screw us up enough on their own, so both of them together is certain death."
- George Carlin
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