A disturbing stat I heard recently

[Bandit]

Less than fifty percent of those making $25,000 or less annually tend to vote, while ninty plus percent of those making $100,000 or more tend to vote...I don't know, but I believe there are probably a lot more people that make $25,000 or less than there are that make $100,000 or more. $25,000 is $12.00 an hour....

[patrice]

1. That's why Republicans HAD to kill ACORN. nt

[SharonAnn]

3. And shorten or eliminate Early Voting and reduce polling places.

Workers at the $25,000 or below are hourly workers, and don't get time off to vote. Also, they tend to move more frequently than higher income people so their Voter's Registration has to be changed along with their other IDs.

See, there's lots of ways to "discourage" voters like this.

[stevenleser]

2. Makes sense in a way. If you make more, you have a vested interest to protect.

That seems to motivate people more than an interest in changing things to create a vested interest someday.

Plus, those with money control the message.

[SharonAnn]

4. It's much easier for the "Have More's" to vote.

They don't have to take time off without pay. All their IDs match since they live at the same address longer.

And if/when they move, they can take time off to get their new Voter Registration and to get their IDs changed.

[zipplewrath]

5. In a strange way

Those in the lower income categories have more of a "vested interest". As you say, the upper brackets have alot of influence outside of just voting. They can influence the debate. Their spending patterns influence market patterns and investment patterns.

But the lower classes have VERY little influence outside of voting. They have little disposable income to influence market patterns. They tend to be more influenced by, rather than dictating, market patterns.

It's why unions really need to move into the 21st century and start representing workers in more ways than just collective barganing. Unions, and various other forms of cooperative organizing are one of the few ways outside of voting that the working class can influence markets and investment patterns.

[jwirr]

7. I make a lot less than that and believe me I have a vested interest - food stamps, medicare,

medicaid, earned income, etc. For the working poor it is often hard to vote - ie they do not have time off to go vote or may not have easily accessible transportation.

[Gold Metal Flake]

6. Working folks have to work.

The new restrictions on voting along with polling place closings and polling place misinformation make it hard to get to polling places during off-work hours. Transpo costs and getting to the kids also takes a toll.

Having polls open Saturday and Sunday for all elections would ease the problems.

[GeorgeGist]

8. Any idea where you heard this?

For all I know it's a made up stat.

[Bandit]

9. It may be a made up stat but I heard it on the Ed Show