I heard on the radio the other day that our local housing authority was taking applications for subsidized housing, and I was completely shocked that they were requiring a photo ID. I thought it was oppressing or disenfranchising to require the poor, the elderly, the disabled, and minorities to require a photo ID. It turns out that the national housing authority (HUD) requires it.
This made me think of other places that the federal government requires a photo ID:
- Social Security now requires direct deposit of your benefits, and to set up an account the federal government requires banks to have a photo ID on file.
- To take a tour of the White House requires a photo ID.
- To sign up for Medicaid, you need a photo ID.
- The TSA requires a photo ID to get on a plane.
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