3-Year-Old Girl's Identity Stolen

SunnyChanel — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 03:43:00 GMT

If your toddler starts getting collection notices from telephone and gas services, don’t think that it’s a result of them trying to ‘pitch in’ and help pay the family bills. It’s sadly much more likely that they are a victim of identity theft. According to the AP, this is what happened to a 3-year old girl. A 44-year old man in Mebane, North Carolina allegedly abused her Social Security number.

What brought this to light was the girl’s grandmother contacting the authorities after the family started to get collection notices to in the toddler’s name. But it wasn’t a total sticky fingered stranger, apparently the suspect is a related to the girl. Let’s here it for family, glad they're not mine.

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Children of Men (for real): Japan's Child Pop. Drops for 27th Straight Year

Cole Gamble — Mon, 05 May 2008 15:00:00 GMT

While we in America like to celebrate the 5th of May by depositing large quantities of tequila into our stomach (just for safe keeping before we deposit said tequila in a toilet later that night), in Japan they celebrate Children's Day. Thing is, at the rate they are going, pretty soon they won't have anything to celebrate.

The population of children in Japan has declined for the 27th straight year in a row. The reasons are thought to be a product of modernization. I.E: as a country becomes richer, birth rates tend to decline. Yes, it's a stereotype but it is true, the poorer and less educated a population, the more kids get popped out.

The effects of such a decline in Japanese youths could potentially be disastrous. Just look at the fears we have with our own withering Baby Boomer generation. Time will come when the infirm and incapable will outnumber the vital and capable, and when it does, look out. It's simple math: when there are more people who are taking out of the system than there are people putting in, well everything kind of goes to hell.

The impact of this youth drain could prove dire for Japan, but at least they'll get watch us fall apart first. Maybe they can learn something from us as our capital building is transformed into a Denny's and the a street gangs of elderly men take to mugging innocent people for their precious Viagra money.

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3-Year-Old Girl's Identity Stolen

Children of Men (for real): Japan's Child Pop. Drops for 27th Straight Year