Re:Darpa wants help cracking the election security problem
by banannaise on Tuesday August 06, 2019 @02:00PM
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You're not the one being disenfranchised.
> cash a check
You can sign it over to someone else and have them cash it. Also many employers (especially in poor areas) offer paychecks on a prepaid card. No check necessary.
> apply for government benefits
You can often do this with lesser IDs such as a birth certificate or school ID, which are often not accepted at the polls.
> buy cold medication
Poor people don't buy much cold medication.
> board an airplane
Poor people don't board many airplanes.
> open a bank account
Poor people are notoriously underbanked, and often don't trust banks anyway (especially since banks have a bad habit of targeting the poorest customers with the highest fees).
> cash a check
You can sign it over to someone else and have them cash it. Also many employers (especially in poor areas) offer paychecks on a prepaid card. No check necessary.
> apply for government benefits
You can often do this with lesser IDs such as a birth certificate or school ID, which are often not accepted at the polls.
> buy cold medication
Poor people don't buy much cold medication.
> board an airplane
Poor people don't board many airplanes.
> open a bank account
Poor people are notoriously underbanked, and often don't trust banks anyway (especially since banks have a bad habit of targeting the poorest customers with the highest fees).