RealID essentially ties your identity from a state id perspective to your SSN. The Feds are trying to mandate it, hence the push. The issue with it is that ma

RealID essentially ties your identity from a state id perspective to your SSN. The Feds are trying to mandate it, hence the push. The issue with it is that many people, especially the elderly, poor people, and kids in complex non-custodial families have a hard time getting their physical social security card. Replacement of that document is a major pain in the ass. It’s a big waste of money, tied to even bigger wastes of money like voter id.