March out the vote!

In a report to be published in September, the IPPR advocates compulsory voting for teens - doubtless to complement the Labour party’s call for lowering the voting age to 16 - and assigns ‘demerits’ via fines for the indolent if they fail to comply.

As a policy recommendation from a left-wing think tank, this comes as no surprise. Social democrats view the state as an end unto itself, to which solemn observance must be paid.  But there are two distinct problems with mandatory voting.

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Source: http://www.iea.org.uk/blog/march-out-the-vote

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