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Originally Posted by jimjamuser
A MUCH better solution would be to REQUIRE voting as the Australians do. In Australia, if you DON'T vote, you must pay a penalty in your yearly Federal tax form. So, I understand that they get close to 100% election participation. Now, that IS a country and a system that I could be proud of. That's a no-nonsense country!
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This makes no sense to me - voting to avoid a monetary fine. I'm one of those who really don't care what percentage of the population votes. I care much more that the people who do vote, vote using rational thought for their selection. For example, I know too many who vote lock-step for the party that their family has voted for - a tradition so to speak. No thought goes into the process at all. I also know a lot of really stupid people who vote and have to ask myself if I really want these people to vote - and I'm not saying they all don't have a right to vote, but do you really think you get better governance merely with a higher percentage of the population voting?