[throwaway473825]

> I'd say this should be left to the national Governments.

As a Swede, I strongly disagree with this idea. My country is essentially a "democratic oligarchy" with a wealth inequality similar only to Russia.[1]

The current eID system in Sweden is a private oligopoly run by, amongst others, the Wallenberg family and a previous prime minister. This oligopoly is used to stifle competition.[2]

Since the politicians are so deeply involved in the banking sector,[3] the only real hope of change is that a higher power takes more control.

[1] https://www.ft.com/content/747a76dd-f018-4d0d-a9f3-4069bf2f5... [2] https://www.realtid.se/konkurrens-storbankerna-har-nekat-fin... [3] https://www.expressen.se/dinapengar/toppsossarna-som-tjanar-...

[TacticalCoder]

> Since the politicians are so deeply involved in the banking sector,[3] the only real hope of change is that a higher power takes more control.

This is typical of a certain political mindset: too big of a state ain't working, but surely an even bigger state shall work. This time, believe us!

The answer is not "more of what doesn't work". The answer is less.

[LunaSea]

The higher power you are talking about is even more of an oligopoly with only the Commission having any decision power.

[captaincaveman]

> the only real hope of change is that a higher power takes more control

Odin?

[CryptoPunk]

>>the only real hope of change is that a higher power takes more control.

A more durable solution would be to move. If sovereignty is ceded to that higher power, and that higher power subsequently becomes corrupt, your range of options significantly narrow.

[evanb]

It'd be much easier to move if their ID and all of their documents were available to other governments in an easy-to-use compatible way. If only there were some sort of bloc-wide digital wallet...

[throwaway2048]

Name a country where political leadership isn't intertwined tightly with banking and finance.

Somalia maybe? But i doubt it.