Rather. its too much money and too few voters. First. after years of receiving thousands of dollars from economic elites. how many members have the courage to bite the hand that funds them? Too often they favor contributors over constituents. And second. a Congress that abolished poll taxes and literacy tests still tolerates a votingregistration maze introduced a century ago to discourage the participation of minorities and immigrants. The result today: the lowest voting turnout among Western democracies. as people who earn over $50.000 vote on average 50 percent more than those who earn $5.000. Some commentators belittle these issues as trivial and diverting.
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