It shocks me that you seem to still wholeheartedly believe that your vote in a rigged game , matters one bit .The context of my original post thought was that.....not so long ago, I couldn't believe the number of INGO posters that decried that they were participating in 'protest votes" "refusal to vote" and every such thing. granted, these were 2008 and 2012 national Presidential elections, but it still shocked me. it shocked me that people that have a stake in the outcome....would so flippantly blow off voting.....and then BRAG about it on the internet. Sad....sad indeed. Please vote! Please vote....and for all of the reasons in this thread....plus some. Just vote!
It shocks me that you seem to still wholeheartedly believe that your vote in a rigged game , matters one bit .
You called , comrade?Joseph Stalin? Is that you??
I know what you were getting at, I couldn't help but be a smarta**. I may not be able to vote, but I am paying attention for the futureYou got me there. That would extenuating circumstances. I should have specified, I mainly direct my philosophy tword those that say "why bother" or "it won't change anything" or "they are all bad". So they do not vote. But then the complain about what the politicians are doing. I see it as so long as I vote I am trying to help. If a candidate I vote for lies then I can complain if my candidate doesn't win and the elector official is a schmuck, I can complain. Because as was said, much blood has been shed for my right to vote. I will not dishonor my family and yours by not voting. Plus this is the only option for posative change at the moment. It must be used to its fullest until....
I really wish we would move Election Day closer to April 15 instead of a date just about as far away from the tax filing deadline as possible. Maybe something like the first Tuesday in May.
It would be more effective if we outlawed automatic withholding. Having people to write a check to pay their taxes would get the needed attention.
How about we just get rid of the damned income tax and no-one writes a check to the government. What a concept.