Ok.. is it just me or is once every 600,000 years still once too many. I mean if just one large asteroid hits the planet aren't we pretty much wiped out?
I only speak from the experience we had here. (Fort Worth, Texas) There are some who will gladly give propery information. However there are many, greater than 50% from experience, that will not provide correct information or information at all. That was our experience, granted the project was about 8 years ago.
A few years ago I worked on a similar system with the Dept. of Mental Health Mental Retardation trying to track homeless individuals who were mentally ill. The main problem is WHAT to track them by. Here's why SSN's won't work:
1. Many of the homeless do not have SSN's
2. Most won't give you a REAL name.
3. Very few trust government agencies enough to provide the necessary information to get SSN's
This created HUGE problems in the database trying to track aliases and such. I left the project before it was completely implemented but I don't believe it ever had any success.
In the personal area. I don't think this is a good idea because to me it seems to be a method for the government to limit it's services to just those who have SSN's. It won't work that way. There are estimates saying that as many as 80% of all homeless individuals are mentally ill, and most have chemical dependcies. I work with the homeless on a weekly basis through my church. It is a constant battle to overcome thes issues. I think we do have to start somewhere, but Tracking isn't the way.
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Ok.. is it just me or is once every 600,000 years still once too many. I mean if just one large asteroid hits the planet aren't we pretty much wiped out?
I only speak from the experience we had here. (Fort Worth, Texas) There are some who will gladly give propery information. However there are many, greater than 50% from experience, that will not provide correct information or information at all. That was our experience, granted the project was about 8 years ago.
A few years ago I worked on a similar system with the Dept. of Mental Health Mental Retardation trying to track homeless individuals who were mentally ill. The main problem is WHAT to track them by. Here's why SSN's won't work:
1. Many of the homeless do not have SSN's
2. Most won't give you a REAL name.
3. Very few trust government agencies enough to provide the necessary information to get SSN's
This created HUGE problems in the database trying to track aliases and such. I left the project before it was completely implemented but I don't believe it ever had any success.
In the personal area. I don't think this is a good idea because to me it seems to be a method for the government to limit it's services to just those who have SSN's. It won't work that way. There are estimates saying that as many as 80% of all homeless individuals are mentally ill, and most have chemical dependcies. I work with the homeless on a weekly basis through my church. It is a constant battle to overcome thes issues. I think we do have to start somewhere, but Tracking isn't the way.