[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!)

[adgirl]

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

[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.

[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.