Calif. City's ID Card Doubles As Debit Card (Oakland municipal identification card)

WSVM ^ | 11/26/2010 | WSVM

[The Magical Mischief Tour]

OAKLAND, Calif. -- A Northern California city is moving forward with plans for a municipal identification card that is being touted as the first in the nation that would double as a full-fledged debit card.

The Oakland City Council this month awarded a contract to issue the cards.

The goal is to help any city residents, including illegal immigrants, who may have difficulty obtaining a state-issued ID.

[The Bronze Titan]

-"OAKLAND, Calif. is moving forward with plans for a municipal identification card that would double as a full-fledged debit card. The goal is to help illegal immigrants, who may have difficulty obtaining a state-issued ID"

[Steely Tom]

So, basically, your government-issued ID card will give you the ability to electronically pick the pocket of every taxpayer in your city, and city government gets a nice percentage on top for "managing" the program! What's not to like.

Can you get ID cards for your family members back in Mexico or Somalia?

[Monkey Face]

Only in the Cereal State. (The Land of Fruits, Nuts and Flakes!)

[w1andsodidwe]

Only in the Cereal State. (The Land of Fruits, Nuts and Flakes!)

Wouldn't that also be the state where the FreeRepublix server is located?

[null and void]

*ahem* That’s the Granola State to you missy!

[adgirl]

I am for it, as long as you have to produce it in order to cast a vote! ;-)

[Monkey Face]

You DARE to question my ability to discern between cereal and MEAT???

[Monkey Face]

Only if it has chocolate chips, Mr. Too-Fine!

[screaminsunshine]

Deport them all to Oakland. Eureka!

[aloppoct]

no not to Eureka,
Oakland

[ProtectOurFreedom]

It says people can load their own money into the card. Sheesh — pikers! If the city gave me one of those cards, I’d damn well expect it to come with $10,000 pre-loaded on it to welcome me to the city. What sort of welcome is it to newcomers if there’s no money on the card? What a cold, heartless city.

[Psycho_Bunny]

Sounds like treason to me.

[screaminsunshine]

Well anyway we should deport all captured illegals to California.

[Tigen]

Clearly a payoff for vote fraud devised by GOVERNOR ELECT JERRY BROWN

[Mike Darancette]

BFD you can get the same type of card at WalMart. Great money laundering device though! Put $20,000 dirty money on the card (no S/S number required) then take the card out of the country.