I don’t mind that half of you are slack-ass lumps o’ standing-in-line-weary goo… but do I really have to pay for your postage? Really?? In theory, you are supposed to be retired or on vacation during the election to vote absentee – in both cases you either have enough time to make it to the voting booth, or enough money to PAY YOUR OWN DAMN POSTAGE. I understand the medical exceptions, obviously, but for everyone else, I say WTF?
If you are so important that you can’t get out to vote in person for an hour or two once every four years, is it really too much to have to pick up your own convenience tab of $1 (or whatever postage would be for oversized letters). And on the other hand, it’s only $1, right? No big deal? Until you add it up nationwide and put them all on one tab and hand it to the government to pay. Millions and millions.
A friend just told me that some people won’t vote because they can’t find a stamp. Banks, grocery stores, mini-marts… just a few examples of places other than the dreaded post office to acquire stamps these days.