Originally posted by KewpieIf only voting were compulsory in the US.
Australians willingly pay a 2% (on income) tax to the Medicare system, because we know our poorest are taken care of, as we will be ourselves if we choose not to pay private cover. Also a 10% consumption tax on non-food items.
The public system is totally free, not a cent for anything including discharge pharmacy and home after-care nurses. There can be ...[text shortened]... re, we take an interest in what our politicians do, not the propaganda they spout for the media.
No one would get their right to vote trampled upon and the conservatives would get their antiquated views consigned to the dustbin of history.