New York’s Vaccine Passport Not Only Trampled On Civil Liberties, It Cost Taxpayer’s Over $64 Million

Remember Covid – do you? Well, you should. Because of the consequences of the way various countries decided to seemingly deal with the threat of the disease – and various reports suggest, that continued to cause more harm – for privacy and security of data. But perhaps when all’s been said and done about this particular event in our recent global history – that latter harm may prove to be even greater than the former, related to the virus/disease itself. In New York State, Governor Kathy Hochul was a champion of something called the Excelsior Pass. In the US, this was the first one to claim it was providing “secure and streamlined” avenues for people – under effective, never officially confirmed, house arrest – to move back to normal life. It was about attending a live show or a game or having lunch out with friends – but not having to show the “Covid police” your vaccination status proof. The threat of Covid may have been real, but the damage done to people, and businesses, in so many countries, including the US, thanks to the way they responded to it, is beyond just “real” and civil liberties have been left in tatters. That damage is yet to be properly considered. And now, reports appear to suggest the usual mess that accompanied “decision making” by the authorities: from overreacting, to not reacting properly, to, in no doubt a state of panic coupled with the basic incompetency, create a crisis and trying…New York’s Vaccine Passport Not Only Trampled On Civil Liberties, It Cost Taxpayer’s Over $64 Million