The National ID Debate, Part II - Cato@Liberty

Jim Harper posted an article about the government putting a magnetic strip of information on the back of Social Security Cards.

Curious?

Read more here.

Also: A never-ending source of amazement is how the government says one thing and means another (i.e. doublespeak, lying, etc.). Here's an example:

“It is the policy of the United States that the Social Security card shall not be used as a national identification card.”

We're pretty much there with SSN Numbers, aren't we?

Some use this as a reason to promote national id--"since we're 'there' already..." But this is the "It's-Already-Bad-So-Let's-Make-It-Worse Fallacy.

I say we don't have to do anything stupid...