And the income tax was only 3% when it started too. I don't want to even come off as condescending but you must admit that many a good intentioned program has been blown out of proportion in our government. Many times over I have seen the Police State of New York encroach upon its citizens with laws that only ever become more and more restrictive.
I would love it if before I die that I meet a president who says "Let me tell you about the laws I want to do away with or return to their original boundaries."
Frankly, I can't see any problem with keeping the DNA of known criminals in a database. It's been going on now for a couple of years in New York and might even help solve future crimes. Besides, you fail to realize that every time you give blood, have blood drawn for tests, etc., your DNA could have already been stored somewhere. Who knows what those lab clerks are doing with our blood? But if you want to worry about something before it's even a reality...knock yourself out! It's just reminiscent of those Democrats who need to fear monger over everything.
And while I'm on the subject of paranoia, what about all those medical clerks and medical transcriptionists who have access to every aspect of your physical and mental health record? Not to mention the bean pickers who have access to your credit report, your personal finances, pin numbers, credit card expenditures. Hell, at any time, any one of these minimum wage telephone operators can tell you where you spent your vacation last year or where you ate dinner last week.
And if you're worried about your email...keep worrying, because anyone of those tech support folks who work for your internet supplier can access your email at any given time. They've got your password to do so.
I just want you to realize that it's not just the government that can delve into every aspect of your life.
P.S. Hope you can sleep okay tonight.