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High cost of ID System not justified

The proposed ID System will be expensive to implement, the high cost is not justified by the expected outcomes, and the government has neither published a figure for the total costs nor subjected such a figure to transparent cost benefit analysis.

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The ID System Debate
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The case against the proposed ID System
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High cost of ID System not justified
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ID System will entail huge financial cost
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Likely outcomes not worth the cost
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Government hasn't declared total cost estimates
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Costs of potential alternatives not compared
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Resources would be better employed elsewhere
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ID system is an inefficient use of public funds
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ID System will not work as intended
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Unwarranted extension of dangerous State powers
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No public demand for the ID System
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Centralised database will attract fraudsters
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ID system will be a public nuisance
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ID System will be socially divisive
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Too many agencies will have access to database
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