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2025-02-18 11:30:15 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 0136F8FF678723F9E739730F3E10A7641759E357A146A6113D241D5DFFE0FD8C
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Original Note:
The social security database is coded in COBOL which does not have a date type hence dates entered in variable ways could result the incorrect century being recorded. Years entered as 2 digits (eg ‘75) could easily result in the wrong century being recorded, eg 1875 not 1975. https://www.wired.com/story/elon-musk-doge-social-security-150-year-old-benefits/
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