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Thursday, March 11, 2004

Free Beer for Democracy

The current issue of Unte magazine lists a half dozen different ways to get more people to vote. Well, considering that our vote turnout, year after year, is the lowest in the civilized world, we should probably be doing something about it.

My favorite suggestion is Democracy Day, making election day a national holiday. I mean, American workers work more hours than any other country in the civilized world (but there I go comparing us to those commies again) and I don't think one day off will be the return of the Great Depression. So let's all take a day off in November, and celebrate our right to go out and accidently vote for Pat Buchanuan, shall we?

Okay, okay, I lie. My favorite suggestion is free beer. Who wouldn't vote for Free Beer?

They also suggest an 'apathy tax,' a la Australia. Not a bad idea, but when it comes to the people who don't bother to vote, I have to wonder if public flogging might not make a comeback.