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Only 17% of the 18-24 age bracket vote

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Originally posted by: LostHiWay
Originally posted by: Red Dawn
Originally posted by: LostHiWay
Originally posted by: 0roo0roo


u don't vote? u don't have the right to complain.'
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I don't vote and I think I have a right to complain....the only reason I don't vote is because I think they're all idiots only out for a buck and could care less about the public.
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They might be but I bet you didn't even bother to research their positions, backgrounds and voting records (if they were incumbents) to find out if that was the case or not. Sometimes apathy is realy an excuse for laziness.
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You may be kind of right. I'm sure there are "some" good politicians worth voting for, however in politics the majority rules. And the majority are idiots.
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Ok, using your logic you must be an idiot because the Majority of those who post here are idiots. It might be 51-49 but the Majority rules. Hmm works for me🙂

 
Originally posted by: Moonbeam
Why should people vote. All the important voting has already been done. Money made sure there there was nothing to vote for but what is in its interests. The airways are full of purchased lies. The news media tells you who is winning but nothing about what the candidates stand for or what the issues are. And why vote if you live in Florida. It won't be counted. Let the Supreme Coup select the winners and save everybody a lot of wasted time and effort.
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But.....I live in FL and got this neat little sticker that says I voted 😱

-PAB
 
Originally posted by: Moonbeam
Why should people vote. All the important voting has already been done. Money made sure there there was nothing to vote for but what is in its interests. The airways are full of purchased lies. The news media tells you who is winning but nothing about what the candidates stand for or what the issues are. And why vote if you live in Florida. It won't be counted. Let the Supreme Coup select the winners and save everybody a lot of wasted time and effort.
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Still sniveling about Floriduh Moonie? Dude, if it would have gone the other way and Gore won the Republicans would be whining incessently like they did for the previous 4 years. Personally I couldn't take that for another 4 years without my ears starting to bleed.In addition, wankers like Jessie Jackson and Al Sharpton would have more prominence than they deserve and gas bags like Rush Limbaughs career would be extended much further than it deserves to be. All in all I think things worked out for the better. Anyways, I doubt Gore would have done any better and we'd not have Old Dubya to make fun off.
 
best news i have heard all day, especially after reading the thoughts of some, but then i don't suppose i should lump everybody together

we need to raise the voting age at least back to 21, if not raise it up to 25
 
i didnt vote this time because 1) i am away at college 2) I am not informed enough to make a choice. Would you rather I pick randomly?
 
Originally posted by: Red Dawn
Originally posted by: ffmcobalt
WTF ... stupid stupid stupid teens/young adults :|

nik
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I bet being ignorant never stopped you from voting!
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I've never voted on an issue that I didn't read about first. How does that make me ignorant? Now, teens that like to live in a free country that's run by the people think they can get away with not voting are just idiots.

nik
 
Voting is economically irrational. It takes a lot of effort to learn about the candidates, and even more effort to learn the meaning of the propositions on the ballots, the outcome of which, if politically relevant to influential special-interest groups, will probably be reversed in court within a year of the election. It takes valuable time to go to the polling place, stand in line, and cast your ballot. Why do people do this?

Does your vote count in the grand scheme of things? Maybe on some closely contested issue in a very small town. Maybe it will end the career of some obscure would-be politician who loses by one vote in a local contest, discouraging him forever from running again. But on a cost-benefit analysis, voting is far more of a cost than a benefit. There is no meaningful payoff for the individual, who bears the costs, even though the hoped-for benefits are dispersed, especially if his candidate loses. Nevertheless, people continue to vote. This can be explained only by their irrationality or their ignorance of basic economics.

The only reason to vote is if you have a local bond issue that you have the chance of turning down. Otherwise, it just encourages the politicians.
 
Only 17% of the 18-24 age bracket vote
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And that, right there, is why politicians dont give a flying fvck about young people... or at least when it comes down to having to screw the people with AARP cards and walkers OR the people with skate boards and "body art", both groups end up walking funny... one group because their hip replacements are acting up again, and the other b/c they just got violated.
 
just think of it this way. u think that wide eyed freak that knocks on your door trying to pawn his religion on u votes?


u bet ur ass he does.
 
Only 17% of the 18-24 age bracket vote
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Some of it could be due to our misguided educational system. Apparently, it's becoming "vogue" to teach some parts of our history while ignoring others. Teaching about things like women's rights, affirmative action, etc. instead of teaching about our earliest history and the constitution.

And, of course, if parent's don't vote there's little chance the offspring will either. That's something not even MTV propaganda can rectify.
 
Originally posted by: Moonbeam
Why should people vote. All the important voting has already been done. Money made sure there there was nothing to vote for but what is in its interests. The airways are full of purchased lies. The news media tells you who is winning but nothing about what the candidates stand for or what the issues are.
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I must be ill. I agree with Moonie completely. Except for this:

And why vote if you live in Florida. It won't be counted. Let the Supreme Coup select the winners and save everybody a lot of wasted time and effort.
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Gore lost. Get over it.
 
Originally posted by: Red Dawn
Originally posted by: LostHiWay
Originally posted by: Red Dawn
Originally posted by: LostHiWay
Originally posted by: 0roo0roo


u don't vote? u don't have the right to complain.'
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I don't vote and I think I have a right to complain....the only reason I don't vote is because I think they're all idiots only out for a buck and could care less about the public.
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They might be but I bet you didn't even bother to research their positions, backgrounds and voting records (if they were incumbents) to find out if that was the case or not. Sometimes apathy is realy an excuse for laziness.
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You may be kind of right. I'm sure there are "some" good politicians worth voting for, however in politics the majority rules. And the majority are idiots.
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Ok, using your logic you must be an idiot because the Majority of those who post here are idiots. It might be 51-49 but the Majority rules. Hmm works for me🙂
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thats why really important things require 2/3 vote
 
If the people who were uninformed and didn't care were to randomly check the ballot, we would all be much better off. Better by far would be to appoint by a lottery of all adult citizens.

Bobber, I'll take your agreement with me at 100% since my Florida comment was not the serious part of my post.
 
Originally posted by: ffmcobalt
Originally posted by: Red Dawn
Originally posted by: ffmcobalt
WTF ... stupid stupid stupid teens/young adults :|

nik
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I bet being ignorant never stopped you from voting!
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I've never voted on an issue that I didn't read about first. How does that make me ignorant? Now, teens that like to live in a free country that's run by the people think they can get away with not voting are just idiots.

nik
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I was basing that statement on your posts here at ATOT🙂

 
For figuring I generally use my fingers and in complex situations, my toes too.

My statement, in light of my previous post, makes no sense since there's nobody on the ballot that's not vetted by money. That's why I added the random lottery angle. We would be better governed in my opinion, by randomly selecting people from the general population.
 
Originally posted by: Moonbeam
If the people who were uninformed and didn't care were to randomly check the ballot, we would all be much better off. Better by far would be to appoint by a lottery of all adult citizens.
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Good lord, I agree with this too. I better have a lie down.

😛
 
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