My fellow Americans, does the requirement of real ID to travel by plane bother you?

I was gonna ask this under travel but I realized this affects more than just traveling.

So now we need Real ID to travel by plane here in USA. It will be enforced in all states soon if not yet. If you are not eligible to get real ID you can get passport but that will require additional payment. I wonder how many people might have a hard time acquiring that too? How will this impact businesses? How will this affect lifestyles, people wanting to see their love ones, etc.

Again, for technical reasons, even if you're a citizen, not everyone is eligible to get Real ID.
It feels like less-than-whole-citizenship, perhaps second class citizenship even.

FaeLuna · 31-35, F

Even if your state doesn't offer RealID yet, if you can afford a plane ticket, you can afford a passport. They're good for 10 years. Just get one.

DestroyerOfIdeologies · 22-25, M

@xixgun for those who don't qualify for the RealID, it's not just a matter of international travel, it is now a matter of DOMESTIC travel as well. This isn't about going through the border anymore, it's about just flying from one state to another, even if it's one next to you. You can not get on the plane with merely just a driver's license anymore, it has to be Real ID compliant or you do buy a passport which causes you to pay extra money, may not come to you on time, and easier to be lost as it doesn't just fit your regular wallet.

I can just imagine some veteran very upset fighting for the freedom of this country and now some family member of his can not see him because of some technicality. Or even if they do get a passport, problems can arise with what I've already said above.

DestroyerOfIdeologies · 22-25, M

@FaeLuna that some people have to pay more is not such a bad thing, is not a problem? Okay!

Feels like some people are getting randomly taxed more than others.

I also think some people who never bothered to fly, or even just drive, to another country, previously had no proboem, but is now gonna be hit by this. You need certain documents. There are cases where those were lost by any reason at all, fire, hurricane, etc. That might make it very hard for them or even impossible to get.

Just imagine a veteran wanting a relative or friend of theirs to come see him, perhaps he wants to show off his new house. But suddenly they can't. The country he fought for to make free, won't allow it.