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by rndgermandude 1464 days ago
>That's a solved problem in every other developed country as far as I know.

Did you just call the US underdeveloped? :P

But seriously, the US does not have a standardized "ID card" either. They have things like passports (which not that many people have), state-issued driver's licenses (so 50+ different ones, not sure how it's handled in all the non-state areas like Guam or Puerto Rico), social security numbers (which aren't exactly ID either), birth certificates, voter id cards (for people without a driver's license), and a slew of other things the government and businesses will accept under certain circumstances. What they do not have is a nation id card.

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>voter id cards (for people without a driver's license)

You mean State ID cards? They're used for much more than voting.