TSA announces $45 fee for travelers with no REAL ID

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7. I think the vast majority of Americans never travel outside of the U.S. borders, so a passport would be a moot thing

And even then, there is a cheaper solution to do border crossings and that is a "passport card", which is something like $35.

But I think part of the problem with this whole ID thing, that has even played out in states related to "Voter ID", is getting the necessary and "acceptable" paperwork together to get it authorized. The process as it stands, penalizes women who change their names from their "maiden" names to their spouse's surname and/or if you have couples who hyphenate their last names - and none of that "matches" their birth certificate names. Then there are the formerly-married, now-divorced and getting the proper (with seal) paperwork for that. Similarly if someone had a marriage "annulled".

So for many, it can be a mess getting all the docs together.