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Originally Posted by Xaccers
I can't think of any arguments against them that aren't down to paranoia and misunderstanding (excluding financial arguments against them)
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Then I suggest you go and read the no2id site because it gives plenty of reasons that can't be glibly dismissed as "paranoia".
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Originally Posted by me283
All I am saying is that whilst there will be an initial outlay, there could also be some financial benefits too.
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Will an identity card help eliminate benefit fraud?
The government has not provided evidence to support such a claim. David Blunkett went so far as to dismiss the significance of identity fraud in welfare, advising Parliament †œbenefit fraud is only a tiny part of the problem in the benefit systemÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šà ¬Ã‚ÂÂ.
http://www.no2id.net/IDSchemes/faq.php#8
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There are figures quoted (by the Benefits Agency) of around £2 billion in fraud each year, but ID fraud is only a "tiny part" of that figure.
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How much will the scheme cost the taxpayer?
The government estimated in 2002 that the scheme would cost somewhere in the order of £3.1 billion. When in 2004 the Home Affairs Committee asked the Home Secretary to clarify the exact amount he refused, citing commercial secrecy. By the time the final Bill was published in November 2004 the government acknowledged that the cost of the scheme over ten years would be £5.5 billion. Industry specialists have warned that the complexity and uncertainty of the schemeÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šà ¬Ã¢â€žÂ¢s architecture and technology could drive this cost even higher.
http://www.no2id.net/IDSchemes/faq.php#12
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The only "financial benefits" will be to the companies who get the lucrative contracts to develop and implement the scheme. The rest of us will just pay through the nose.