Title: 7 simple reasons to vote - The Parallax
Headings: 7 simple reasons to vote
7 simple reasons to vote
1. Democracy breaks if nobody votes
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2. Voting is part of independence and thinking for yourself
3. Voting is the great equalizer
4. Voting is how you take part in something bigger than yourself
5. Elected officials pay attention to people who vote
6. Refusing to vote is not rebellion; it is surrender
7. Voting really does matter
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Content: 5. Elected officials pay attention to people who vote
Do you feel like your opinions about matters both local and national are overlooked? The way to fix that is to vote. You will be invisible if you don’t vote. The reason is simple: Politicians need voters to vote for them. So they actually pay attention to what voters want. On the other hand, if you are a nonvoter, then your opinion will matter much less to politicians. See, your vote is currency. I find it very interesting that today’s social media-driven attention economy was somewhat beaten to the pig trough by politics 242 years ago.