# The Voters Are The Problem

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-voters-are-the-problem/28445>\
**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [August 7, 2000, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-voters-are-the-problem/28445 "2000-08-07T17:47:01Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Gadarene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47c2d/32.png) [@Gadarene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gadarene)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2000, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-voters-are-the-problem/28445/21 "2000-08-07T22:22:06Z")

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> \*Originally posted by IzzyR \*  
> **Gadarene:**
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> > Most voters are too busy worrying about putting food on the table and looking after their kids to be able to pay much attention to the issues–or lack thereof
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> Whatever.

Gotta love it. Problem, **Izzy**?

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**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2000, 11:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-voters-are-the-problem/28445/22 "2000-08-08T11:07:59Z")

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> Apparently, you are required to vote, in the sense that if you don’t they take something like $25 out of your tax return. Enough to encourage people to get off their asses, but not enough to be onerous if you can’t vote or want to protest by not voting…

Where is the moaning and groaning from the Antilibertarians (i.e., people who advocate the coercion of peaceful honest people) about how poor people cannot afford $25?

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**Author:** ![xenophon41](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xenophon41/32/253_2.png) [@xenophon41](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xenophon41)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2000, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-voters-are-the-problem/28445/23 "2000-08-08T15:10:25Z")

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> \*Where is the moaning and groaning from the Antilibertarians (i.e., people who advocate the coercion of peaceful honest people) about how poor people cannot afford $25? \*

\<_groan_\>

**Lib**!

**Lib** , **Lib** , **Lib** , **Lib**.

So “antilibertarians” advocate the coercion of PeacefulHonestPeople™? What’s Old High Libbish for those opposed to drug prohibition? “These pro-drug people advocate junkies on the street and marijuana use in our schools.”

Didn’t think so.

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