RE: Earning the Vote
November 8, 2023 at 12:47 pm
(This post was last modified: November 8, 2023 at 12:48 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
I don't think the main benefit (of tying service to benefits, at least) would be a reasonable belief that people who serve are more responsible voters - though that is nice to imagine.
One benefit, though, would be to lock in government benefits for that segment of the population. So, if you needed benefits and couldn't get those benefits outside of any other program (because they don't exist or the other guys wont let you) then you serve. To deprive The Wrong People™ of government assistance the nuts would then need to prevent people from getting into the programs that do exist, prevent new programs from coming into existence, and also prevent The Wrong People from joining the civil or military service.
If we're going to erect barriers, they shouldn't be between people and voting, but between the government and maladministration.
One benefit, though, would be to lock in government benefits for that segment of the population. So, if you needed benefits and couldn't get those benefits outside of any other program (because they don't exist or the other guys wont let you) then you serve. To deprive The Wrong People™ of government assistance the nuts would then need to prevent people from getting into the programs that do exist, prevent new programs from coming into existence, and also prevent The Wrong People from joining the civil or military service.
If we're going to erect barriers, they shouldn't be between people and voting, but between the government and maladministration.
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