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Edited by Banned Man 3000:
2/27/2013 6:24:42 PM
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Democracy certainly has it's drawbacks
You see the title.
For example, in England if someone works 37 hours minimum wage, with their pay (after paying for all expenses such as taxes, water, electricity and rent) they earn 5p more than the people on job seekers benefits.
This certainly shouldn't be the case. People on benefits shouldn't earn just as much as someone who works, and we all know this.
But no politician, no prime minister is going to change that. Not because it'll be bad for the country, but simply because doing so would make them lose so many votes they're almost guaranteed to lose the next election. So they don't change something to appease the more lazy section of the population just for votes and to stay in power.
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My biggest problem with democracy is the reciprocal of its greatest benefit; not only do the smartest people in society get an equal voice, but the stupidest, most bigoted people also get an equal voice to the smart people, and thus, this can sometimes lead to social progress being impeded upon in society. For example, maybe if it weren't for democracy, slavery and discriminatory laws toward minorities like Blacks and us Hispanics would have ended faster, since the smart people could have forced change upon the majority bigoted population.
