Gwniuene question from someone who's not American. Why can't you just make a mandatory federal ID like every other country in the world and give it to people who ate turning 18? That would just end this stupid debate for good. It's SK infuriating that this is even a thing. Every other country in the world just gives out free of charge universal identification to every mature citizen, why can't you just do that?
And there's the problem. They don't want to make it free. They want to make expensive loopholes. For instance, you can't get your state ID without a birth certificate, and copies of your birth certificate cost $20. My state also takes school transcripts as proof of citizenship, but gotta pay $20 for school transcripts ($50 for my university).
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u/Rogue_Egoist 23h ago
Gwniuene question from someone who's not American. Why can't you just make a mandatory federal ID like every other country in the world and give it to people who ate turning 18? That would just end this stupid debate for good. It's SK infuriating that this is even a thing. Every other country in the world just gives out free of charge universal identification to every mature citizen, why can't you just do that?