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by timeinput 2138 days ago
My state doesn't require real id and I see no reason the get the realid compliant id my state offers. I have a passport, passport card, and global entry which are all federaly issued and "real" ids.

Why is it so hard to just travel with a passport or passport card?
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0xffff2 2138 days ago
Because only 42% of Americans have a passport and that number is by far a record high.
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blaser-waffle 2138 days ago
Yeah not really a surprise. Most of the surveys I've read show something like 10-12% of people have never left their state, and 40% or more of Americans have never left the US.

HN is overwhelmingly technical, educated, well-off, and travels a lot -- most of the US (and other places, for that matter) aren't.

See also: https://www.forbes.com/sites/lealane/2019/05/02/percentage-o...

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