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> the federal government absolutely shouldn't have to need a "National ID." But every state has an ID system, and they're all known to each other, and tied to
by vineyardmike 5y ago
> the federal government absolutely shouldn't have to need a "National ID."
But every state has an ID system, and they're all known to each other, and tied to your SSN which is a national id number. We already essentially have all the parts, just messier.
> my fingerprints and DNA are already on file with the feds somewhere
Same. Probably same for lots of people.
> US Citizens with no particular connection to the federal government
We all have a connection... we live in the US!
- jcadam 5y agoOne of the big issues with instituting an income tax is it changed the relationship of every citizen with the government. Other than the postal service, the average citizen almost never dealt with the federal government directly. Now, everyone knows and despises/fears the IRS.
- vineyardmike 5y agowho cares ? Thats not the world any significant group of persons have every lived in? We first got an income tax during the civil war, and the 16th ammendment before the 1920s. Thats the relationship we've had with the government. How many people alive "almost never dealt with the federal government directly" at any point in their life?