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Hmm. I dare say you could make the same video in the UK but not about race, instead about about how "poor people can't afford ID". But, statistically it's still
by pbhjpbhj 5y ago
Hmm. I dare say you could make the same video in the UK but not about race, instead about about how "poor people can't afford ID". But, statistically it's still true, and the people who can't afford ID are working one of their two jobs (or unemployed) not walking around town during the day.
Free, state issued ID is part of the answer but the opportunity cost getting to a photo booth (!) is still a surprisingly large inhibitor given the stringent requirements on photos. (I do my own photos at home, you have to have a reasonable colour printer, I edit on the computer but you could probably do it on a smartphone nowadays).
If people of a particular background are over-represented amongst the [very] poor (such as "White Irish" in the UK) then they'll be disproportionately disenfranchised.