Quote:
Originally Posted by Joe Obenberger
No, that shouldn't be 2013 - it looks like 1984 to me.
A master roster of citizens? That's one of the things Americans have been resisting and fighting since the beginning. But it's a losing battle. Though there is no federal law requiring registration with Social Security, it's damn well impossible to survive without it. But we're not quite there yet, and I'd not consider it progress to establish a master list of citizens in the hands of the government.
|
What kind of paranoia is that? What's wrong with a country's government knowing who is living in the country and who's a citizen? If people can hide from the government that means you can hide from paying taxes, you can hide from a military draft, you don't exist. I'm all for privacy but I don't consider the government knowing I exist as a threat to my privacy. When you DIE it is the law that a death certificate needs to be created. When you die your family can't keep it a secret and go bury you somewhere without informing some government authority.
Is it not a criminal offense to refuse to take part in the Census in the US? I think in Canada it is.