• Ledivin@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    Because mandatory anything is spun as an attack on our freedoms, and our generally-undereducated masses eat it up.

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      4 months ago

      We could probably spin it around and give a tiny tax break for those who vote. It’ll still definitely get attacked though.

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        We could probably spin it around and give a tiny tax break for those who vote.

        Now you’re talking!

        It’ll still definitely get attacked though.

        Yeah. It’ll be presented as unnacceptable to us temporarily-embarassed-billionaires.

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          If they can find a way to block student loan forgiveness they’ll find a way to stop this. Just need to get it in front of the SC and it’ll be squashed.

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          We could probably spin it around and give a tiny tax break for those who vote.

          Now you’re talking!

          Make tax refunds and all tax write-offs contingent on proving you voted. >:D

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      You still have the freedom to not vote. However you have to go to a polling station and get your name marked off but no-one can force you to write on the piece of paper.

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      and our generally-undereducated masses eat it up.

      Get some commies, they quickly will do likbez and universal education.