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Unlucky Gift Shows Social Security on Bonds
A New York woman buys a $25 savings bond as a Christmas gift and discovers Uncle Sam’s requirement to print the recipient’s Social Security number. Bank staff explain the rule is for record keeping, not the bond’s numbering, prompting her to consider returning the gift. The piece notes some complaints and ends with a wary holiday sendoff from the bond buyer.
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John Cunniff
New York
Sam
Scrooge
We Bond
Savings Bond Division
US. Treasury
Kesman
Federal Reserve Bank
Liberty Street
Washington
Fed
Uncle Sam