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Comments on: A Poll Tax in America? http://www.awkwardutopia.com/wordpress/2008/05/a-poll-tax-in-america/ The utopia at the end of history will be... awkward at best. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:02:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Matt http://www.awkwardutopia.com/wordpress/2008/05/a-poll-tax-in-america/#comment-55527 Matt Tue, 13 May 2008 06:32:03 +0000 http://www.awkwardutopia.com/wordpress/2008/05/a-poll-tax-in-america/#comment-55527 How many people don't have a government issued ID anyway? This is roughly asking how many people don't drive (legally)? I agree, if you define "poll tax" as a sort of cost to vote, then yes, this legislation increases the cost of voting, but seriously, as Admiral said, the cost is so low. And let me throw out that typical non-sequiter that seems appropriate: If you can't spend the very low cost of getting an ID, and acknowledging the importance of increasing voting data precision, should you really be voting? How many people don’t have a government issued ID anyway? This is roughly asking how many people don’t drive (legally)? I agree, if you define “poll tax” as a sort of cost to vote, then yes, this legislation increases the cost of voting, but seriously, as Admiral said, the cost is so low.

And let me throw out that typical non-sequiter that seems appropriate: If you can’t spend the very low cost of getting an ID, and acknowledging the importance of increasing voting data precision, should you really be voting?

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