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According to many comments, the US government DOES use SQL, and Musk is not understanding much what's going on.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 21 hours ago

Around 2006, a woman was able to start an account with the local power company with my SSN and name. She said she was my girlfriend and was setting it up for me. I know this because the person setting up the account made a note of it at the time. She ran it up over $300 and then let them close it. I didn't find out about it until a few years later when I had to set up electric in my name (lived with roommates from 2002 until like 2016). They told me they wouldn't start a new account until I paid what I owed.

I don't think this is possible anymore, but even at the time it's unbelievable that it was allowed.