Or try actually giving the real answer is that the federal government in the USA only have the powers granted to it by the constitution and identifying citizens is not one of them. Powers not granted to the federal government are what the states are for and many people including myself, an atheist, don’t want increased government surveillance and identification.
It’s mostly a religious thing. The “left behind” Christians believe a federal ID is the “Mark of the Beast”.
Or try actually giving the real answer is that the federal government in the USA only have the powers granted to it by the constitution and identifying citizens is not one of them. Powers not granted to the federal government are what the states are for and many people including myself, an atheist, don’t want increased government surveillance and identification.