It should be their choice. The list could stop here. A social security number should be the choice of the recipient. Bottom line. There is absolutely no way that I have the right to enroll my sovereign children into a life-long government program without their consent. At birth they cannot consent, so why would I make that choice for them?
Social Security is a ponzi scheme, my generation knows they will not receive the benefits we paid in, why would I enroll my children in such a fraud?
Privacy. The SSN is used to track just about every financial relationship modern Americans have. My children already know and love bitcoin, silver, barter, and agorism. My goal is to remove their dependency on modern financial institutions before they are "on their own".
There is no NEED for it. If they decide as an adult to participate, they will have the choice at that time. But honestly, it is not a requirement to get car insurance and several credit unions in our hometown don't require a SSN, so what would be the point now anyway? Maybe they want to work for a big company that requires it? OK, back to point number one. They can enroll at that time, with their full consent.
Oh yes, taxes. It is not the federal government's business that my husband and I had a wedding (we have a stateless marriage), and it is not their business that we have children. I am not about to violate their privacy rights to have less money stolen from me, instead I will teach them how to live outside of such corrupt systems by removing myself as far as possible and nit entering them into it at all..
Can you think of any other reasons? Those were ours.
If you are interested in learning more about raising sovereign undocumented humans, comment below or find me on social media. My good friend Alma is touring the country with her partner and their little undocumented human www.undocumentedhuman.com
I also want to add that I understand we all come from different philosophies and world views and I judge no decisions that you have made. I ask the same in return!
Cat