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Originally Posted by Locke
Thats $70 here in Canada and I can tell you that if you're of qualifying lower income you can receive subsidies to the point where you arent charged for basics such as this.
I also note that Oliver completely ignores the fact that photo ID is required to collect US Federal subsidies such as Food Stamps and that again, lower income individuals can acquire Government issued ID free of charge.
So, yeah, its ID. I get that the Republicans are using it as a slimy political tactic but requiring ID to vote isnt crazy.
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Which is sort of the point. Not that the request itself is a big issue, but why it's being pushed as an issue. Voter fraud has never been a significant problem in any meaningful way. This was brought up for one reason, to boost GOP chances in elections. They don't care about voter fraud, and would almost certainly commit it if they could do so without getting caught. They're just looking for advantages, and have found one. Too bad the Dems don't retaliate with IQ tests as a voting requirement. Be interesting to see the GOP reaction to that one.