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cmeacham98 ◴[] No.46138307[source]
Am I missing something obvious? What's the "fine print" that punishes a family of 4 more than a group of 4 friends?

I can't find that information anywhere in the article despite it being the entire point of the headline.

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mingus88 ◴[] No.46139338[source]
A group of four friends typically will have four incomes

A family of four typically has one or two incomes

I have travelled domestically without even providing an ID at all for my underage children. Keeping current passport-level IDs for a large family is indeed a new burden that a group of adult friends does not have to account for

For example, how often does your child need a current realID? Not until they hit the TSA. Good luck tracking all the expiries of every child, and making sure it’s all updated before your next 1hr flight to visit grandma.

I know this is HN and demographically you largely skew younger without large families, but this is a real PITA for no actual security benefit

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1. evanelias ◴[] No.46139587[source]
The fee doesn't apply to children. The article is nonsensical; it even mentions this 18+ aspect but then makes an increasingly-contrived example involving "grandparents, older siblings, or extended family" (all of whom inexplicably don't have Real ID either?)