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[–] 25 points 2 years ago (2 children)

That's so weird. Here in Germany I don't even think about my birth certificate because I've never used it for anything. I don't think I've ever even seen it.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago

    The US is extremely weird, because of a phobia of the government tracking them. So there is no national ID like most modern countries...

    So you end up with these work arounds like using the birth certificate to identify yourself. It's a really shit system.

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