I prefer leaving the obnoxious redditisms elsewhere.

if your insurance is paying for the vaccine they require that information. When your doctor orders lab tests the paperwork ordering those tests have lots of personal identifying information, including a gender marker.

They shouldn't need that infirmation, but that information is routinely sent and used in medical paperwork.

It sounds like a medical records thing and you should use whatever gender is listed on your medical records, which should probably match your social security records.

Some people only change state records so they have to respond differently depending on who's asking. I think in this case its related to federal records.

wealth in the context I used it is far more about accumulated wealth and savings rather than income. A junior congressmember hasn't had that salary for long and could be easily coerced by a shutdown very quickly, if congressional pay was cut during a shutdown.

A map of the propagation of an infection would have gradations. Knowing how prevalent the illness is is critical information.

Unlike an election an illness doesn't win a municipality when exceeding a certain threshold.

ew please don't

speak for yourself, I've been beaned by a garbanzo a few times.

ok good to know never setting foot in walgreens ever.

what are the options on the drop down menu? I refuse to supply any demographic information under all circumstances.

The US social security card does not have a gender marker. However, the database entry associated with the card does, and that database is what the feds use as the primary reference for determining someone's gender in federal systems.

There are no circumstances where an ID card would be unable identify an individual but for the gender marker. Gender markers should not exist. Gender shouldn't even be recorded.

Examining the genitals of newborn babies and recording the findings is weird unhinged behavior. It should not be normal.

Customs and border control is a federal agency. States do not control their own borders.

If you have to interact with the federal government, it is generally safer to go to offices in accepting areas, because despite federal control, offices are staffed by locals. For safety, check in with locals and vet your social security office before arrival.

However Canadians cannot do this by selecting their destination. When flying to the US, the customs check takes place in the foreign airport. They call it pre-clearence. Every major Canadian airport has pre-clearence, so your passport will be checked by customs agents, specifically selected for a foreign deployment. Upon the return trip the federal tsa will check your passport again before the flight.

My advice for travelers to the US is do not. Go literally anywhere else, or stay home. But if you have to, I would consider a land crossing, because in that case you only pass through a federal check one time upon arrival. But regardless check with local communities to ensure the federal agents you interact with are the least bad possible.

Because the purpose of a CEO is wealth transfer. Controlling the company is purely incidental.