Oddbean new post about login | logout We get fined in Australia for not voting. It’s not a huge fine but pisses me off just as much as voting.
Funny thing is they would probably arrest someone for paying people not to vote. Hypocrisy much? They can extort you for not voting and punish those who support someone who does not want to vote. Sounds like FEMA in a disaster blocking aid.
Totally unfair to oblige people to vote. Abstention is a right too and a way of expressing our disaffection with the system.