Just in the event of a "natural disaster" or "terrorist act" or some other version of accidental chaos. Verichips just sold a 1000 RFIDs to Calvert Memorial Hospital in Maryland.
The benefits outweigh any left-wing paranoias, fears and aggitation regarding invasion of privacy and violations of self-control.
In an outbreak of swine flu II or whatever gets spewed around next, I wanna be damn sure doctors know what I'm allergic to or not. They need to have my medical files on that Radio Frequency ID chip! In fact, let's suggest they make it part of Obama's Health Care Program, reducing administrative costs by having minimum wage workers operate the scanners and imput all my medical records.
Marc Poulshock, Vice President of VeriChip’s Implantable and Emergency Management divisions, said,
"This latest order, by Calvert Memorial Hospital, demonstrates the importance that both medical and emergency management personnel place on the VeriTrace system and disaster preparedness. We will continue our outreach with federal, state and local groups to stress the benefits of the VeriTrace system and the need to be prepared for potential natural catastrophes, large-scale accidents or acts of terrorism." July 8, 2009
In fact, I'd be comforted to know that if I happen to not make it through that viral attack, and God forbid, my body dies, tracking deaths with RFID chips will insure the appropriate number of FEMA coffins arrive on time...so that I'm not left rotting in the sun like Katrina victims.
But every party has a POOPER, and I must draw a line. I'm not having my financial records put on an RFID chip.
I cite an indisputable source on that matter, Revelations.
13:16 He causes all, the small and the great, the rich and the poor, and the free and the slave, to be given marks on their right hands, or on their foreheads;
13:17 and that no one would be able to buy or to sell, unless he has that mark, the name of the beast or the number of his name.
An RFID implant on the forehead would just be damn UGLY!