According to the Tampa Tribune, a Florida monastery recently had its bank account frozen because an 80-year-old nun did not have a Social Security number and photo ID on file with the bank.

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But her state has its own income tax, so she had to register for a separate ID number to report and pay employee state tax withholding, and then had to fill out yet another registration for another ID number to file another regular report to pay state unemployment taxes.

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If we could have a great big file with our credit card numbers, checking account funds, government ID, and Facebook profile information made accessible through an iris scan, many might just opt in.

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