On 6/27/2016 8:05 AM, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2016-06-26 10:20 PM, Janet wrote:
>
>> I agree, and I wish we had compulsory voting. However, as all can see
>> here in rfc, even people who habitually do vote, can still be
>> appallingly ignorant about their country and the issues they supposedly
>> "care about"
>
> I would not be opposed to some sort of testing process in order to be
> allowed to vote because some people are simply to stupid or misinformed
> to be allowed to make important decisions. A prime example is a woman I
> was talking with before our last federal election. She was whining
> about how the Conservatives cared only about the rich and gave an
> example of the tax free savings accounts. She claimed that regular
> people cannot take advantage of it because you have to have $200,000 to
> start one. That was complete nonsense. There been a limit on the amount
> that could deposited annually, and that had started at $5000 and was
> later increased to $5500. People like that should not be allowed to vote.
>
>

How about the issues? Do you think people should have a clue about
them? I've heard of votes going one way or the other for things like
hair-do, like the way he looks, dresses better, and other important
things of the day.