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The people who choose not to vote deprive themselves of the vote. Do you trust them to do so?
by someguydave 7y ago
The people who choose not to vote deprive themselves of the vote. Do you trust them to do so?
- barry-cotter 7y agoYes. They do not deprive themselves of the power to vote as your proposal does. You may not care about the difference between the plausible candidates currently on offer enough to vote. But if the Communist Party seems likely to get into government suddenly a lot more people will care. A power not exercised is still relevant insofar as it can be.
- someguydave 7y agoI'm not proposing to deprive anyone of the vote if they are willing to show themselves to be responsible. I would make a simple criteria: if you are a net taxpayer, you get to vote. If you are a net loss to the government, you don't get to vote. If people have control over their circumstances, then they will be able to arrange their life in such a way that they can enable their voting power and vote responsibly.