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Don Reynolds (fn979@cleveland.Freenet.Edu) wrote:
: 
: I believe that my idea of our government issuing
: all citizens a I.D. no to be used in place of currency
: is a good idea.

This is a rather redundant thing to say. . .of course you think your
own idea is a good idea. . .

: Our employers would have to deposit our wages to government
: I.D. account.  We could then have our money transfered to the
: bank of ou choice.
: The Internal Revenue could deduct our taxes from our account
: as well as State and Local taxing athorities.
: We could also have all of our medical records as well as our
: criminal record entered into our Government I.D. account.
: If we owe child support, it would automaticly be
: transferred to our dependents account.
: If we have aids or any other disease our partners could
: check our medical record before having relations with us.
: If the police wanted to locate us, all they would have to do
: is check our automatic money transfers.
: Therefore, if we purchased a six pack from our neighborhood
: store, then the police could keep a eye open for us in that
: area.
: If we checked into a sleezy motel, then our spouse could
: confront us with the facts.

Didja ever read "1984"? That's what your proposing. . .

This would suck. . .the minute this comes out I hope that half of the
country goes underground, develops it's own currency (or bartar system)
and purchases enough black market weapons to secede. I would be right
there, probably leading it. The best part is how easy it would be. . .
considering that half of the people that would be underground would
be all the best computer hackers in the country. They could really mess
with the governments computer system and make life quite easy for the
rest of the people in the underground.

Anyway, I think what I'm saying is that such a concept SUCKS.

** Heller

-- 
Can you imagine having an implant so the government can track you anywhere
you go? It's coming and we're bringing it to you, AT&T.
A hacker does for love what others would not do for money.  - Laura Creighton
All programmers are playwrights and all computers are lousy actors.