livewithinyourmemes@lemmy.world to Political Memes@lemmy.world · 1 year agoAnother trickle down economics lielemmy.worldexternal-linkmessage-square61linkfedilinkarrow-up1754arrow-down111
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minus-squarethinkyfish@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up15arrow-down3·1 year agoMandatory voting. In Australia you have to pay a fee if you don’t want to vote. They seem to like it because it keeps the extremes out.
minus-squarePlasticExistence@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·1 year agoRight. The problem is that the people who benefit from the way things are happen to be the same ones who can pass the laws necessary to change voting to be mandatory. It’s not happening anytime soon.
minus-squarescarabine@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year agoRegardless, it’s a good idea. How many things worth doing should be thrown out because they’re hard to do?
Mandatory voting. In Australia you have to pay a fee if you don’t want to vote. They seem to like it because it keeps the extremes out.
Right. The problem is that the people who benefit from the way things are happen to be the same ones who can pass the laws necessary to change voting to be mandatory. It’s not happening anytime soon.
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Regardless, it’s a good idea. How many things worth doing should be thrown out because they’re hard to do?