Why would Hitman get a barcode tattoo?

[EB FE]

It's really tacky and doesn't really fit the character? Hitman should probably get better fashion sense. Don't you think he'd look a lot cooler and more intimidating without that dumb barcode?

Is this referencing a phase in his life when he was being counter-culture and saying something like "Government treats people like cattle" and branded himself like a capitalist product????