[banannaise]

You're not the one being disenfranchised.

> cash a check

You can sign it over to someone else and have them cash it. Also many employers (especially in poor areas) offer paychecks on a prepaid card. No check necessary.

> apply for government benefits

You can often do this with lesser IDs such as a birth certificate or school ID, which are often not accepted at the polls.

> buy cold medication

Poor people don't buy much cold medication.

> board an airplane

Poor people don't board many airplanes.

> open a bank account

Poor people are notoriously underbanked, and often don't trust banks anyway (especially since banks have a bad habit of targeting the poorest customers with the highest fees).