Is the cost of a passport really an issue for people?

A US passport is $140 for 10 years... That's $14 a year and allows you to
travel pretty much anywhere in the world by any means of travel. (EDL's
don't work on planes) Seems like a reasonable deal to me.

Cheers,
Colin


On Mon, Feb 4, 2013 at 7:47 PM, Ed Dooley <[email protected]> wrote:

> In some states in the U.S. you *don't* need a passport to re-enter the
> U.S. from some countries,
> and an EDL is far cheaper than a passport. And Canada is outside *my*
> country. ;-)
> Ed
> >>
> >> On 2013-02-04 5:58 PM, Colin Kilgour wrote:
> >>> "the cost of a passport"?
> >>>
> >>> I would think that even folks who don't travel on business would
> >>> occasionally travel outside their own country.  And for that, you need
> >>> a passport.
> >>>
> >>> Cheers,
> >>> Colin
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> On Thu, Jan 31, 2013 at 1:27 AM, Ed Dooley <[email protected]
> >>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>    I travel the world for my business, and to me a passport is
> >>>    something I used to assume everyone
> >>>    has. I think I read recently that of the world's developed
> >>>    nations, U.S. citizens have the fewest passports per capita.
> >>>    Ed
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>    On Jan 30, 2013, at 4:23 PM, Alan Bergen <[email protected]
> >>>    <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>>    A lot less than the cost of a passport.
> >>>>
> >>>>    Alan
> >>>>
> >>>>    Here in Vermont the EDL adds an additional $25 to the price of a
> >>>>    regular drivers license.
> >>>>
> >>>>    Ed
> >>>>
> >>>>    On Jan 29, 2013, at 3:58 PM, Alan Bergen
> >>>>    <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>>
> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>    The US Customs and Border Patrol is trying to make border
> >>>>    crossing a bit easier.  It is introducing the Enhanced Driver's
> >>>>    License (EDL) Which will allow you to cross between the uS and
> >>>>    Canada without a passport.  It's already enacted in NY, Michigan,
> >>>>    Vermont and Washington.  Other states (Ohio, Minn, ND, Idaho, NH,
> >>>>    and Maine) are in the process of developing their own EDL
> >>>>    programs.  You will still be required to follow the standard
> >>>>    procedure check in.
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>    Alan Bergen
> >>>>    C&C 35 Mk III Thirsty
> >>>>    Rose City YC
> >>>>    Portland, OR
> >>>>
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