Jonathan

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Should Australia have a Citizen ID Card?

= = Pros There are plenty of pros for a citizen ID card in Australia. One would be the easy access to all the databases that you belong to. Imagine all the cards that would stop being produced if all you needed was one card, bye bye greenhouse controbutions. Instead of bringing in personal identification, such as bills, if you don’t have drivers licences, you could fork over the card and it would be easier. The card would become a day to day thing, with identifying your self much more easier than what it is now.

Cons The cards would be fairly intrusive as they would have things like illnesses and criminal records. It would also show where you are and what you've been doing, such as leaving the country. Say if you were going for a job, they ask for your ID card, you produce it and they have a look. They see you have recently got over a illness, and run the risk of a relapse, they say "No sick people here mate" and you don't get the job, despite the fact, you never get it again. That would be bad, sending a new wave of joblessness across the country.

All and all, they sound like a good idea as long, if they weren’t so intrusive.