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Lots of people don't care about their right to vote but we should all freak out when it gets taken away from them.

• HPsquared 5y ago
  People don't get to just buy a different brand of government though, unlike tractors.
  • swiley 5y ago
    Commodities tend to have very low profit margin. It wouldn't be surprising if organizations like John deer sell their tractors at a steep loss temporarily which could prevent farmers from being able to buy other brands.
    • missedthecue 5y ago
      John Deere MSRP is well above most competition.
      • randomdata 5y ago
        A friend of mine, one of the larger farmers in the area, purchased a new CaseIH tractor a couple years back. Even before it arrived in his yard, the Deere salesman caught wind of the purchase and arrived with "We can't be having that." Made my friend an offer he couldn't refuse and the CaseIH tractor was sold before even a single hour was put on it. A high MSRP means a lot of room to play with the numbers.
• freeopinion 5y ago
  Maybe... Compare these different proposals: 1. Disenfranchise everyone who hasn't voted in the last 10 years. 2. Require a two-year waiting period from the time you register as a voter before you can vote. Require registrations to be renewed every 6 years. Voting automatically renews an unexpired registration. It seems to me that both proposals should attract a lot of attention. But one is more alarming than the other. And you could water it down to be even less alarming and make some good arguments for your proposal. This is how you boil a frog. Here's one nobody seems to care about: 3. Require people to join a private club to be able to vote in primary elections. Only allow candidates who were nominated by those private clubs. Allow the private clubs to be controlled by a handful of people. You know, now I think about it, right-to-repair has a great deal in common with right-to-vote.
  • pnutjam 5y ago
    Not all states require #3. Indiana does not, but you have to pick one.