[drstewart]

>Most of those nations have a mandatory national ID

And what are the fees for these IDs, something you conveniently are leaving out (hint: mostly not free)?

[swiftcoder]

> And what are the fees for these IDs, something you conveniently are leaving out (hint: mostly not free)?

Not far from free? It costs €12 to obtain a Spanish DNI, and the fee is waiver for low income, or folks with lots of kids

[sejje]

Perhaps those nations don't have laws against poll taxes; the US does.