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People in the lower income bracket don't go to the polls in the same rate as the higher income bracket. Upps forgot the source: http://www.politico.com/magazin
by ralfruns 11y ago
People in the lower income bracket don't go to the polls in the same rate as the higher income bracket.
Upps forgot the source: http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2015/01/income-gap-at-the-polls-113997 http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2015/01/income-gap-at...
- daveguy 11y agoThere should be a national "voting day" holiday. Not having one is the equivalent of a poll tax for hourly wage workers.
- AnimalMuppet 11y agoIn my area, polls are open from 9 AM (or maybe earlier - I'm not a morning person) to 9 PM. No matter what your shift, you should be able to find a time to get there without having to take off work.
- rosege 11y agoor have it on a saturday like lots of countries do
- AnimalMuppet 11y agoPeople work on Saturday, too. Less, it's true, but still enough that you can't disenfranchise them.
- gweinberg 11y agoHaving one is the equivalent of a poll tax for the self-employed!
- Retra 11y agoThe self employed don't have to negotiate with anyone (from a disadvantaged position) to take a small time away from work.