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Originally posted by Degrees
Agreed. The reason we do not have a national ID system is that Germany does not have a national ID system. The reason Germany does not have a national ID system is that Germany under Hitler did have one. The Nazis made *very* effective use of it.
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And the reason that Europe did not use Chlorine in drinking water was that the gas poisoned so many in WWII. It we were to use that reasoning, then all science and technology would be illegal because of the atomic bomb on Japan.
The reason for not having a national ID system is based upon emotional reasonings and not upon the real world threat. The theft of personal ID is a far greater problem than the possibility of a dictator taking over the US government. A national ID system does not mean they can find you. If they wanted to do that, then they simply take all the tax records. A national ID system is a tool you use to prove who you are.
If your emotional reasoning was valid, then you would be in the street demanding an end to income tax - because the government could use that to destroy you.
BTW the Nazi example is flawed. They did not use a nationa ID system. They used the census - something we also have in this country. Here one would fear a national ID system that only has benefits for the individual and yet not fear the Census, the Federal Income Tax, Social Security, or even the phone book? That is totally illogical also known as conclusion based only upon emotional thinking. The reason we don't have a national ID system is because so many 'feel' rather than first study facts. Even Germany did not have a national ID system - they used the Census.