Sunday, 20 August 2006

• forcing people to vote

  I always raise an eyebrow when someone suggests everyone be forced to vote. My first question is: Why? My second question  is: How? Then, I ask them to research Latin American countries who force their entire population to vote and fine them if they do not.

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  Consider Peru. They elected Alan Garcia. He was a former Peruvian President, who during his first administration was caught in a huge bribery scandal. During his term, the Peruvian Sol's inflation rose to 2.2M% (that's 2.2 MILLION PERCENT!!). This threw the country into serious turmoil which terrorist organizations exploited.
  
  Once, Fujimori came, the country stabilized. However, it got thrown into the toilet again after Fujimori decided to bribe the entire Treasury department and leave for Japan. Japan does not extradite citizens. He left with the entire national budget of Peru, thereby bankrupting the country. Ironically, Fujimori's bankrupting of the country had less effect on the country than Garcia's hyperinflation.
  
  So, how exactly do Peruvian citizens elect such corrupt individuals? The answer, IMHO, is they are generally uninformed and are fined if they do not vote. So, they vote for the person with the most popular last name. The person who promises to get him and all his buddies jobs in his government.
  
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  The fine for not voting is something like $50/election. This is an enormous amount of money for a poor person in Peru. They have no choice but to make uninformed decisions.

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