Providing a secure national ID would do much more than just stop most kinds of voter fraud. It would stop identity theft. Stopping identity theft would reduce

Providing a secure national ID would do much more than just stop most kinds of voter fraud. It would stop identity theft. Stopping identity theft would reduce the cost of banking, including all kinds of credit, bringing consumer interest rates closer to non-consumer ones. Stopping identity theft would quickly cause the arrest of most fugitives, both immigration-related and otherwise. Stopping identity theft would reduce medical errors; today your treatment can be affected by an identity thief. (the doctors think you have drug-seeking behavior, a genetic condition, a disease, or issues with violence toward hospital staff... and this changes how they treat you)