Our freedoms are being taken away...

[Magoo]

vote or not, as long as i pay taxes i will reserve the right to comment on how it is spent.

And how much government spend you accept?

I think it works both ways. We live in a community, we benefit from that. We therefore have civic responsibilities beyond paying the taxes due.

sorry, thought we were talking about the government and policy, we can do civic responsibilities another time i promise.
as far as i know i exist only as a revenue stream to the government, whatever my wishes wants and desires are have been summarily dismissed, ignored or mocked over the years.

my vote has been misused as a signal of approval to the candidate and their policy. more often than not i dont approve, but the candidate is the best of a woeful selection. the politicians misinterpret my vote as a thumbs up. really it was just a way to keep the truly stupid out of office.

i had to stop voting, i was ruining the country with my stupid votes.
people would snivel 'then why did you vote for them',
because you shamed me into doing so
saying i would 'lose democracy' or 'its my duty'..
.or its my
'civic responsibility'.

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i voted most of my life.
the country still went to hell in a handcart.

a fine legacy ive left for the next generation.