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[13of40]

I googled that recently, and it sounds like:

They don't get reused.

There are about 70 years left.

The government is punting the problem to future people and there's no solution yet.

[kolanos → 13of40]

They are absolutely reused. I know this because mine was previously issued to a man who died in the late 50's.

[13of40 → kolanos]

I've heard people say that, but the SSA's FAQ says otherwise:

"Q20: Are Social Security numbers reused after a person dies?

A: No. We do not reassign a Social Security number (SSN) after the number holder's death."

https://www.ssa.gov/history/hfaq.html

[fuzzythinker → kolanos]

It should be an error then, it isn't reused according to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_Security_number#Exhaust...