The problem is the social security number. It sure made it easier for creditors to track people but it has set everyone up for identity theft. Creditors would be a lot more careful handing out credit if all they had was a name and birth date. It would also lower the cost of every THING.
From what I have seen in National Geographic, it will be a 100 years or more before we run out. The problem is that oil will become scarce by 2020 and the price per barrel could skyrocket to over $500.
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The problem is the social security number. It sure made it easier for creditors to track people but it has set everyone up for identity theft. Creditors would be a lot more careful handing out credit if all they had was a name and birth date. It would also lower the cost of every THING.
From what I have seen in National Geographic, it will be a 100 years or more before we run out. The problem is that oil will become scarce by 2020 and the price per barrel could skyrocket to over $500.