They like to hand them out when the kid is born, but the parents have to consent to that. There are people who, when they reach the age of majority and are their own legal person, repudiate their SS number. They cannot work for corporations - they have to make their own way. But such people exist.
If you would care to do a quick google search, you will find I am correct about the Amish and the Mennonites.
There are also people who believe in not entangling/incorporating with the federal government for the purpose of life by getting a SS number. They protect their children from being entered into a what they view as a contract with the feds. Some consider the SS number the mark of the beast, or a precursor thereto.
"Because I SAY I am" is fallacy, not science
You cannot betray me - only yourself, to me.
Who cuts off your dick is not your friend
An opinion you won't defend is not yours. It's someone else's.
Humanity's Law of the Jungle: Survival NOT of the fittest, but of the tribe.
When peeing in the pool, stand on the edge.
Only religions declare heresy; only lies require protection.
If gender is not sex, why should a gender claim change what sex you shower with?