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> I dont even know why we need signatures honestly - at the bank you should be able to present your national ID or passport and that should be sufficient Becau
by kobeya 9y ago
> I dont even know why we need signatures honestly - at the bank you should be able to present your national ID or passport and that should be sufficient
Because those don't exist in the US. We don't have national IDs and not everyone is eligible for a passport.
- pbhjpbhj 9y agoPassports are really expensive in the UK too, are they affordable in USA?
- throwaway049 9y agoA UK passport costs £72.50 and is valid for 10 years. For someone taking one budget package holiday per year it represents about 2 percent of the cost. This seems inexpensive to me.
- kobeya 9y agoAffordability is not the point. Not everyone is _allowed_ a passport. You can't get a passport if, for example, you have outstanding criminal charges that you are awaiting trial for on bail. Should that prevent you from being able to get or use a bank account? You might need that to be able to pay a lawyer.