I.D Cards, are they a good idea?

Jason · #16 (**permalink**) 29-06-05, 19:05

And so am i!!!!!!!!!

We are all on a computer somewhere (the honest ones),National insurance,benefits,dvla,hospital/doctors......why would this bother anyone?..........could it just be the cost?
It might cut down on the scroungers that come here and bleed the taxpayers!!

wayneyboy1942 · #17 (**permalink**) 29-06-05, 22:34

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Originally Posted by Mattylad

who?

no one that I know has accepted them, everyone I speak to does not want them.

The only people that want them appear to be those at no10.

I'm for them Matty! I just hope the cost will not be put on us,and you will need them to travel to certain countries anyway like the USA!
but in an ideal world we would'nt need them! :(

janet · #18 (**permalink**) 01-07-05, 15:28

I'm all for it, as long as i do not have to pay for it.Best to charge people who were not born here but wish to live here.

kakistocracy · #19 (**permalink**) 19-07-05, 18:48

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Originally Posted by JASON

I agree with carrying the cards to stop terrorism,illegal immigrants and fraud.

If it stops the scroungers than all be it..............but it shouldn't be dearer than a passport.

It wont stop any of those things, infact since its a centralised compulsory system fraud will be much easier. As for terrorism, Spain as ID cards and Madrid still happened there.

The problem is not the ID card per se, but an infrastructure which will allow the government and various agencies (including private companies) to gather all information about you onto a central database and use that information for whatever purposes they desire, and this is at your direct expense, through paying for the card and indirectly through taxes to pay for the £6 billion scheme.

Do you really trust government enough to have that sort of power over you and further still do it at your expense?

And then theres the issue that the system thus far as been said to be completely unable to function. There was a screening which showed the system only worked on 95% of the people; how can a national system fail to comprehend 5%/3 million of the populace?

Sweetpea · #20 (**permalink**) 19-07-05, 19:36

It is mostly those who have something to hide that object to them. I welcome them. I am also willing to pay, but NOT £300

Mattylad · #21 (**permalink**) 20-07-05, 06:41

er no....

It is mostly those that who do not see how they can be effective that object to them.

Just because someone objects to these pathetic things does NOT mean that they have something to hide.
Having an ID card would not dig up the bodies buried under my patio :D

Jason · #22 (**permalink**) 20-07-05, 08:44

Ha Ha Matty................cops on their way to see you!!

Remember Jason is always watching.........lol

My view hasn't changed on this subject.............I'm already on a computer in quite a few places(dvla,doctors,isp,etc etc) and i get junk emails already so what difference would it make if other agencies got your information!!!!
If it cuts down on serious crime then i'm for it.
END OF!!

Mattylad · #23 (**permalink**) 20-07-05, 10:42

And your prepared to pay £300 for this too?

heck, you have way to much money to spare then.
It would be OK if we could use our BW cash for it :)

wayneyboy1942 · #24 (**permalink**) 20-07-05, 12:41

It will be interesting to see what happens now after the London bombs as to what new measures are brought in as well as ID cards,I think the Tories may have a re-think about them,I think weather we like em or not after whats happend they will be brought in much sooner.

jaseyboy · #25 (**permalink**) 20-07-05, 16:17

im for them, but i dont see how they could have stopped the bombings. i just cant.

Jason · #26 (**permalink**) 20-07-05, 18:58

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Originally Posted by Mattylad

And your prepared to pay £300 for this too?

heck, you have way to much money to spare then.
It would be OK if we could use our BW cash for it :)

I dont agree with the cost of obtaining them............we pay enough taxes and parking/speeding fines...lets use that........because they are not going into our roads!!
It should work as a passport as well so you wont need 2 different cards!!......keeping the cost down even more.

Mattylad · #27 (**permalink**) 20-07-05, 22:00

If we actually get them then it should be enabled so that it works for everything.
In fact eventually it just might.

You'll need it to get into the supermarket to buy a bottle of milk. :)

Jason · #28 (**permalink**) 20-07-05, 22:02

lol...............it could also work as a credit card,where you can pay all your bills,pay for shopping etc etc.

lol

jaseyboy · #29 (**permalink**) 26-07-05, 23:47

hmmmm, yeah.il pay for 1. gladly. the benefits are great. they will be usefull. nobody objected during the war to having them. why have times and opinion changed? i dont think they have.