Does it Pay to Vote?

I have heard some intelligent and not so intelligent people say they don't believe in voting. Basically the feel "Da Man" got the system rigged already so it doesn't matter if they vote.

OK so let me understand your genius. You are going to pay almost 50% of your income in your life time and not try to have some say in the process?

What kills me is in addition to a 20% income tax many people are paying monthly local property taxes of $700, $800, and $1000 dollars a month but don't bother to vote in local elections. The average person will make close to 1 million dollars of income in their life time.

So most people will at least pay $250,000 in taxes in their life time. And that's on the low end. But you don't want to bother to spend 1/2 hour to go vote huh? "Da Man" got every thing sewed up huh?

Well riddle me this if voting didn't matter why do elites and people with money buy big into campaigns and lobby to control the process? And you just don't bother to try to counter act what they are doing by voting?

Did you ever think people in power want to demoralize and discourage you from voting because it makes it easier to control society? Naw that never crossed your mind huh?

Just about everything in this country is taxed one way or another. Income tax, state tax, retail tax, restaurant tax, estate tax, surtaxes on internet and phone usage. You're taxed up the ying yang but don't bother to vote. SMH

Does it pay to vote.  Maybe not but it's gonna cost you.

Pardon my French but not voting is like the dumbest BS bleepy, bleep, freaking bleep I ever heard! Sorry about the rant. Back to my positive programming. SMH!