‘If you don’t vote you can’t complain about government’

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‘If you don’t vote you can’t complain about government’

Those who don’t vote have no say and can’t complain about not getting services from government, says Maureen Valsecchi of Dainfern in Johannesburg.

 

[Ninja'd]

says Maureen Valsecchi of Dainfern in Johannesburg.

Who?

 

[Slootvreter]

I will complain regardless.

 

[ToxicBunny]

Government news site?!?! WTF :wtf:

http://www.sanews.gov.za/south-africa/vote-have-your-say

 

[Datura]

I don't vote and I may bitch and moan as much as I like. Stupid twat.

 

[ToxicBunny]

I don't vote and I may bitch and moan as much as I like. Stupid twat.

But we can tell you off though, and you can't say anything about it

 

[werfie]

Stupid twat.

Funny you should mention that... exactly what I think about people who are eligible and able to vote but don't and then moans non-stop.

 

[AstroTurf]

I don't vote and I may bitch and moan as much as I like. Stupid twat.

You may but I shall bookmark this page and discount anything you say with a simple quote.

 

[Ockie]

I do agree. You have a chance only every 5 years to make a choice regarding who governs. It should be used.

 

[saor]

My voting doesn't fund services.
My tax money does.

 

[Hamster]

If you don't vote just out of pure laziness you're a POS and can go fsck yourself. You are given the day off to go do this and it really doesn't take long.

 

[Suspect99]

My voting doesn't fund services.
My tax money does.

This. I have more right to complain than most of the unemployed voters

 

[Ockie]

My voting doesn't fund services.
My tax money does.

This. I have more right to complain than most of the unemployed voters

Even more reason to vote. You are given a chance to have a say in who gets to spend your tax money. Why not use it constructively?

 

[Lupus]

This. I have more right to complain than most of the unemployed voters

Not really, they made the effort to go and put a mark down to say how they'd want the country run. Claiming oh because you pay tax you should have a say blah. You do, just go and vote.

 

[Okty]

I do agree. You have a chance only every 5 years to make a choice regarding who governs. It should be used.

Also, what many people don't know or don't realize is that even if your party does not win, more votes means more representation in parliament.

 

[C4Cat]

I disagree, it should be "if you vote you can't complain about the government" because voters are the ones who put them in power.

 

[Mike Hoxbig]

Not really, they made the effort to go and put a mark down to say how they'd want the country run. Claiming oh because you pay tax you should have a say blah. You do, just go and vote.

I'm all for the idea of taxpayers only being eligible to vote. However, how do we define a taxpayers? Is it those who pay income tax, those who pay VAT, those who pay a fuel levy? There are many different forms of tax, and I'm assuming that most of the voting population pays it in one way or another.

It is what it is, so all we can do is try by getting our asses to a station on voting day...

I disagree, it should be "if you vote you can't complain about the government" because voters are the ones who put them in power.

Assuming 100% of the vote was for that party, which it isn't.

 

[LazyLion]

‘If you are able to vote, and you don’t vote you can’t complain about government’

FTFY....

 

[C4Cat]

I'm all for the idea of taxpayers only being eligible to vote. However, how do we define a taxpayers? Is it those who pay income tax, those who pay VAT, those who pay a fuel levy? There are many different forms of tax, and I'm assuming that most of the voting population pays it in one way or another.

It is what it is, so all we can do is try by getting our asses to a station on voting day...

Assuming 100% of the vote was for that party, which it isn't.

No, it only requires a majority of votes to put them into power, not 100%. When you vote you are not only voting for a party, you are also voting that whoever gets the most votes becomes the government

 

[The_MAC]

I don't vote and I may bitch and moan as much as I like. Stupid twat.

Whats your excuse? I would love to hear it