The Nightmare of Finding Yourself Legally Dead

Occasionally we run across a story in which the government lists someone as dead when they are not. It's a nightmare for an individual who is suddenly thrust into a battle with a massive bureaucracy. It happens more than you think- about 12,000 people a year are incorrectly listed as dead in the US alone! Trying to prove you're alive by showing up in person doesn't cut it. Who are they going to believe, you or government documents? Half as Interesting explains the problem, but the "solution" is really just a punch line. (via Digg)