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“After we enforced mandatory voting, voting turnouts increased.” Golly gee I wonder why that is

"American's love election so much they sometimes go try to force them onto other countries as a magnanimous gift" - 🤣🤣

Best way I’ve heard so far to get voters out is to allow people who have voted to opt out any and all political ads

Only if rank choice voting is implemented along side a "forced" vote

I can't figure out which crook I want to represent me.

Another thing to point out about Australia is that we have proportionally a lot of polling stations. Obviously it varies a bit from place to place, but I’ve personally never had to wait in line for more than a minute

The US is the Florida of our planet

They put two puppets in front of you and they tell you your choice is important. They say you have to choose one of the two puppets. Now they want to punish you for not participating in this scam

Give me more than two equally bullishit political parties and I'll be happy to cast my vote everytime

I'm voting for greens

Not voting can be a political statement in itself.

what if the majority of people said "ok i'll vote, but i'm voting Trump" would you still want voting to be mandatory? i doubt it, you only want it your way

The whole point of vote 🗳 is the fact that you can and can not up to your free will or else it wouldn’t be democracy

Voting is mandatory in Singapore as well, which is an English speaking country. Our election this year had a 95.81% turnout, despite COVID-19.

Forcing people to do stuff is the easiest way to get people to do stuff. Go figure.

We need Rank Choice Voting

The REAL best way to get people to go vote, is to provide them with atleast a semi-likable candidate. Voter turnout has dipped in the past couple elections as a result of people not favoring ANY candidate.

Imagine producing a candidate worth voting for to get people to vote... what a concept.

Not everyone is interested in politics, especially due to how divisive it has become recently. It is also being assumed that these non-voters would vote how you want them to vote. If turnout numbers really need to be increased, we should pay people to vote.

Thank you for getting my day off with a hearty laugh. You know what would really increase voter turnout? How about giving us a choice between viable candidates instead of, say, a game show host and a criminal? Or...give us a candidate who represents the People and not a bunch of rich wine snobs that don’t like to pay taxes. Fining people for not voting is only one more grift carried out by the purported “government of the people.” Sigh...Where do I send my twenty dollars?

It's funny that it's mandatory for Australians to turn up at the voting booth, and that many Americans think this is against their liberty, yet Australia seems much more 'free` than the US!

The US system needs something! Its ancient and archaic and its failing. We need to update the entire system!

I think one of the greater hurdles in the US particular for compulsory voting system is the fact that it would require people to register to vote. That is putting their personal information in a publicly accessible database. I mean understand that for most people that is a wager worthwhile, but it's still an odd requirement to participate in voting.

My two cents: I think mandatory ballot marking is perfectly acceptable and may actually be a good idea, _but only_ as long as there's a "no" option. If you despite all the candidates you shouldn't be forced to register a vote for any of them.

How does it make sense for a democracy to let people not vote like forcing people to vote seems like actually being a democracy cause if people don't vote i.e America then its not a democracy

Some people, for matters of conscience or religion, do not vote. It should always be a voluntary choice.

US needs to modernise the government. Make voting easier and have ranked choice like Aus. No-one should wait hours in line to vote.

Rank choice voting would change everything quite a bit and make it a lot more fair but they wont even mention it. Its like a dirty word.

wtf is north Korea doing on the mandatory voting requirement

One way to get people to vote is to make voting easier. Open enough voting stations so the process takes 5 minutes instead of 5 hours

If it's compulsory, then it's not a "right". I have the free choice over the exercise of my rights.

Voting is a civic responsibility not a civic duty. Meaning it’s something you should do not something you have to do

red pill or blue pill 🤣 U.S elections are a joke

Even if 100% of qualified voters cast a ballot, there's still a possibility that your candidate won't win. What then? "Im a genius!"

Then pay us to vote

I live in Belgium and I like it that someone is talking about us.

no

I live in Australia everyone over 18 years of age must vote by law. I consider this an honour. America has a messy voting system.

This wont work, you'd only end up penalizing those who dont comply, thus this is the intent of such ideas. Not everyone "believes"... So you are going to force their participation? What's this freedom thing you speak of?

8:18 well you can actually do early voting. in most states voting is open all sundays and mondays of October. You dont have to wait till First tuesday of November to cast your ballot.

I can see why this circular logic and highly condescending video has so many dislikes lol.

The opportunity to vote must be expanded but no laws making anything compulsory

I disagree on that T-shirt of PDD it should say “vote” and be disappointed of not seeing a change !!!!

Here in AU we have compulsory voting (else a fine) - how else can you have a democracy?

What about a minor tax incentive/break for voters?

The Brexit bit fucking killed me 🤣

Forcing someone to do something that goes against NAP and is draconian. I am all for encouraging people to vote, but forcing someone to do something isn't democratic.

The thing is you have to show up and get your ballot. There is no one watching to see what you do with the ballot paper. So no you don’t have to technically vote. However most people want to have their say if they have to go to the polling booth. As showing up is an excuse to buy a sausage sandwich (including in some places vegan sausages) or cake, why wouldn’t you show up?

A passing thought: What are the arguments for not voting online? Could blockchain be implemented with other measures for security? No matter what happens, it's always screwy...

In Soviet Russia voting is matoromy

I bought that Shirt - I remember that yrs ago.

I was going to vote for Biden but now I’m just going to stay home because of this video

In my contry is mandatory. It your civil right and duty to vote. I live in a fully democratic contry, were vote is not even questioned. US allways talks about right but never about it duties. Same as is mentioned in the video, what drives and maintain the mandatory vote is not the fear or fines, is mostly cultural and social pressure. You can vote for any candidate or non, but you need to decide the future of your country, for action or inaction.

This is America. Americans won't be "forced" to do anything. And you call Trump authoritarian...

Don't vote on election day. Vote early!

This would encourage politicians to lie. People who don't vote probably aren't really into politics, if they're forced they'll just vote based on the surface level information, so politicians are just gonna want to look good in ads. Since people aren't interested enough to fact check it they'll just vote for whoever sounds the best, so a candidate who makes outrageous promises will beat a candidate who makes reasonable ones. Also, they may say 'i support x' and then get away with voting against that since a big portion of their constituents won't care enough to do anything or even know about it.

Funny how people still think votes actually mean anything.

First off I don't have to do anything! Let's get this straight goverment.

It's a nice sentiment to say get out and vote, but it's not a lack of voters that has got us where we are in the USA. It's a two party system that is always fighting blindly against 'the other'. Rank choice is pretty awesome. It would also help if we figured out as a society how to get everyone through college without burdening them with crippling debt. We need to raise our overall intelligence or no doubt we will wind up as a side-note in history.

ah yes, Belgium in the 1890s had lots of dark skinned people

Would just like to point out, we have Susan B. Anthony and Sacagawea dollars in the US.

No, wtf.

They should have a voting week, with options to vote in the evenings.

There would be a fine if we didn't vote in my Country. I haven't seen it in action yet because it was recently added

but what if you dont like neither of the candidates

Is Vice implying individual Liberty is bad?

In my country, it's mandatory to vote. you will get fined if you don't. (but you can also vote blank if you want)

I think there should be some kind of tax credit to incentivize voting.

Holding elections on weekends would be great for people who don't work in service or retail. Can people acknowledge that we exist please? Just make all elections vote-by-mail.

Any additional compulsory actions will create a slippery slope to more compulsory actions. WRONG WAY, TURN AROUND...

That picture didn’t age well.😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

*Vote for me then*

The problem is you only have 2 parties to vote for and no ranked choice voting

No one should force anything. That only creates less free choice and the rabbit hole never ends

i don't understand the concept of "not voting is a political statement" or is a kin to "political protesting". What kind of statement/protest doesn't do, say or have any consequences on what is happening. By not voting, you're not against something, you're silent on it, ignored. Instead of rebelling, its more like turning a blind eye to. In the system america has, a no vote is simply not letting yourself be heard and going along with the crowd. That might not be your intention, but thats simply what happens. No one goes, ah, so many people didnt vote, therefore the person on the ballot isnt going to be elected, it doesnt even make them scared to change their policy due to the none-existent pressure you put on them. Even voting for a 3rd party does more as it gives more credence to different views and policies. What i feel like most Americans/people in general want is to be able to vote a type of descent or abstain, when a certain percentage of the pop votes it, the candidates need to be changed.

"a recent investigation" is talking about channel 4 not bias at all.

Check Uruguay, we have always had mandatory vote and the system works perfectly. The options tend to suck but that is up to every individual.

Pay people to vote, plain and simple. Make it an automatic payment that is tacked into your taxes for voting, this way you don't have to concern yourself with holding onto paperwork. It's a tax rebate, so if your tax obligation is $0 that year you pocket it. This should be applied by the IRS with 0 commitments from the voter to ensure they get it. Also, each candidate on the ticket should be required to make a document/video summarizing their own policies, with no reference to the opposition, that should be required reading/watching before voting. Edit: also, there should be a FREE ID given out by the federal government that details what voting districts you live in. This way no one can say that voter identification is in doubt or that laws requiring ID are designed to disenfranchise. Make it a virtual ID so that it can't be lost and gets checked at the polling location.

The penalty for not voting should be tied to a percentage of your wage. Say you make 100K a year and the fine for not voting was 3% well that's 3K you're not getting back. We should also look at who employees these nonvoters. If it's widespread at places like Pizza Hut or Shell Gas stations well then there maybe an issue with them allowing paid time leave to voters who make min-wage and should then be fined more than the lost work hours/wages they would've otherwise had to cover.

They should make it is mandatory voting or you lose 50% of your tax return for three years. Per missed presidental vote. One year for congressional votes.

When the ad came up at the end I thought it was a part of the video cause kid rock was talking

why should i be forced to vote for a duopoly party's nominees neither of which i want in power?

Aww Robert Reich! Awesome and intelligent guy 😁

Get the hell out of here with this nonsense

How about putting candidates out worth voting for. In my life there have only been candidates better than the other, not once have I seen a candidate that I actually wanted in office

Australia had five prime ministers in five years, not exactly an ideal model. Did the increase in voter participation lead to positive changes in those countries?

I wonder if more people voted, would different parties finally exist.

Voting is easy in oregon. Im an anarchist in principle so I dont hold voting as anything but a minor function of democracy, really less important than many other ways of taking political action. But I think voting on measures is important. For instance I voted yes on legalizing medical mushrooms

Didn't Belgium go 2 years without a government?

A lot people still have to work on holidays

It should come with perks for voting. Enticing people, not forcing. If you force people, they'll just vote for someone that will overturn that crap. Also, you DON'T want me to vote. I love dictators and authoritarians so I control myself by not voting at all to save democracy.

yea yea we get it everything the US does is wrong weve heard this before.

Imagine someone being forced to vote and they have no idea what any candidates name is or what the party name is until they read it on the ballot paper You know there are people like that What is the point of having that person vote? You might as well have children voting, right?

I think making voting mandatory would actually work here if we reformed the two party/winner take all system so people can actually vote for people they like rather than constantly having to settle

This sounds like USSR or Nazi Germany. I'm a 32 year old American and I voted once in my life in a city election to get rid of parking tickets that a committee man took care of after I voted. Give me a reason or something to vote and I'd probly show up but still not guaranteed

C'mon Vice, don't be using that click-baity title bs... do better

In our country if you don't vote two times consecutive.. your voter ID card will be cancelled and you can't Vote... You are required to have vote ID card.

One way to make everyone vote is to make it a necessity. Vote or your taxes go up or certain rights expires a day after election day and to renew it is to vote.

Died with what? Lol, nobody can die for it!