Why do I need a credit card to make a new ID?

Honestly, I think it's stupid. I'm not going to be buying anything so what's the point? It's useless unless you're actually buying apps or music, but i'm not. Guess it isn't as simple and easy as it used to be. I can say that i'm really starting to dislike Apple products now. I've looked it up, the only way to click "None" for the payment method seems to say that I may have a "purchase history" or "late fee", something like that, but I don't. I just bought this phone not even a week ago and had to use my old account from years and years ago. Which I didn't want to use, obviously because i'm trying to make a new one. Really wish it was as easy to make a new one as it used to be, now I have to put in a credit card, for literally no reason, let me remind you.