Facebook Follies of Friends and Families

[Grey Fox]

No, I said illegal aliens can get benefits via identity theft.

What should the solutions to that problem be?

Keep in mind that people can get benefits via identify theft without also being illegal aliens.

[Valmy]

No, I said illegal aliens can get benefits via identity theft.

And I said so can anybody.

Is ID theft by these people a serious problem? I mean I guess I assume most of them are pretty uneducated desperate people who probably lack the tools available to organized crime. But I guess some of those people who stay past their VISA could be doing it. And they probably would have to steal an elderly person's ID to really get that much out of it.

[derspiess]

I'm not sure what you're trying to read into what I said.  I was just pointing out that there was a way for illegals to get the full range of benefits.

[Valmy]

I'm not sure what you're trying to read into what I said.  I was just pointing out that there was a way for illegals to get the full range of benefits.

And why were you pointing that out? Without any context what choice do I have but to try to read something into it?

[Jacob]

I'm not sure what you're trying to read into what I said.  I was just pointing out that there was a way for illegals to get the full range of benefits.

... but not legally, which was the point you were responding to.

[derspiess]

I give up.

[Syt]

[Eddie Teach]

I think the main way illegals "steal" identities is sharing social security numbers so they can get work.

[Tamas]

I missed you Syt, and I thought I also missed these snippets from the depth of salt-of-the-earth America, but now I am not so sure about the latter. 

[Eddie Teach]

It's factually incorrect too. Should be Army vs Indians and Cowboys vs Small Ranchers.

[crazy canuck]

A casual observer might think you are posting these rather than you reposting what your relatives are posting on facebook in order to mock them

[Syt]

Well, I could post all these with a  or  depending on contents.

[derspiess]

I think the main way illegals "steal" identities is sharing social security numbers so they can get work.

"Sharing" is a curious choice of words, but otherwise I think you're correct.  Though in many (most?) cases they get the stolen identity, then "legally" obtain work, then use that ID to claim benefits.  And why wouldn't they at that point?

[Eddie Teach]

Well, I could post all these with a  or  depending on contents.

Don't do it on CC's account.

[Jacob]

Well, I could post all these with a  or  depending on contents.

Don't do it on CC's account.

Yeah, it'd be weird to log in with someone else's credentials. If you do it, please continue using the Syt account.