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Why is it so hard to get people to vote? Shouldn't everyone's voice be heard? I think it's a required obligation just like taxes, but why isn't it mandatory then?

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Why isn't voting mandatory? For a Democracy to succeed, it needs participation, without it you end up with a oligarchy state. Similar to the way any goverment needs taxes to function, which is certainly not optional by any means, voting is not only a citizens privilege and right, but an obligation.

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