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Britain to introduce compulsory digital ID for workers

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525 points alex77456 | 1 comments | 26 Sep 25 02:09 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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randerson ◴[26 Sep 25 19:35 UTC] No.45390198[source]▶
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v3xro ◴[26 Sep 25 19:45 UTC] No.45390306[source]▶
> living at taxpayers' expense

Presumably the form for applying for benefits has a reasonably high bar for identifying the fact that you are in fact legally present in the country? Or how else do you imagine people living at "taxpayer's expense"? Just begging on the streets?

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gretch ◴[26 Sep 25 19:50 UTC] No.45390354[source]▶
If they have a medical incident and go to a hospital emergency room, are they treated?
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1. kimixa ◴[26 Sep 25 20:44 UTC] No.45390842[source]▶
Yes, but generally a Medical Incident isn't really particularly desirable. You don't really get anything out of it other than "being healthy", which could be argued as being a right, and often a prerequisite for starting to contribute. Gatekeeping that just ensures they never will.