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[–] RevoltNow 0 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago  (edited ago)

At least part of the reason is we have no national ID (other than passports which many Americans don't have) or requirement that people have an ID period. Obviously that's less true in practice. It's pretty hard to get by without one, and most adults have a state driver's license which is the de facto standard ID. But there was a time when the idea that everyone must have an ID would have been seen as unamerican. You know, the whole "papers, please" meme.

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[–] Wedhro ago 

Isn't social security number a de facto national ID that is even more widespread than driving licences and that "people" need to have if they want the gibs?

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[–] RevoltNow ago 

I suppose you're right, but I was thinking more in terms of physical IDs, the actual social security card isn't really an ID as such.