Hit non-voters where it hurts to get government

One million, one hundred and forty seven thousand, five hundred and thirty four persons, entitled to vote in General Election 2016, lacked the incentive to go to their local polling station. That’s nearly one third of the electorate.

Hit non-voters where it hurts to get government

I suggest that the two major parties abandon fruitless talking and take a rest until Wednesday morning.

On Wednesday morning both parties, forgetting their differences, do their honourable duty, unite — elect a Taoiseach without further delay — form a two-party majority government and then immediately set themselves the task of enacting the necessary legislation to place a tax of at least €50 on those persons who fail to bother themselves with voting in either General or Local Elections — without a good reason. This tax, which can be legitimately avoided, can be deducted at source from income and Social Welfare payments.

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