"At the risk of sounding like a conspiracy theorist". Why would he say that? He sounds nothing like one?

Sigh. And normal thinking humans actually voted for this guy? No, of course not. Jay likes him.
Jay also confuses RFID with Real-ID and "Optional" with "Mandatory".
Real-ID is real. RFID is optional. New York, where Jay lives, is already 100% Real-ID compliant. Thats the huge barcode on the bottom rear of your license jay. OH NO!!!!! (he has yet to comment on this fact in numerous threads). Have you shredded your license yet jay?
The law simply states that states MAY use RFID if they choose, but to date NONE have due to the cost, not only of the tags but of equipping every police officer with readers, every DMV office, etc. You should actually take the time to READ
the actual law which you fear so much.
EVEN IF THEY DID, those who know and understand WHAT RFID is and how it works are not terrified. RFID is a short range device. It is not and never has been a "tracking device" that can be watched from secret government satellites.

Your Amoco SpeedPass is RFID. Your New York State Thru-Way EZ-PASS is RFID. The security badge I have to "buzz" me in at work is RFID. I have all three and sleep very well at night. Also, no one has stolen gas from my account or passed through a toll lane on my dime. Do you know why? Because these devices are extremely short ranged.
The caveman fears that which he does not understand.
The "Amero" has been proven over & over again as a publicity stunt for a fantasy coin company and you bought it, hook line & sinker. No surprise really...you also believe there are magical gods & fairies living in the clouds.

You are soooooo easily swayed into believe such fantastic stories, why not this one too.