Tax Information With A Mother's Touch
Published by Eva Rosenberg, MBA, EA
Volume 6, Issue 280 October 22, 2004
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Tax Information With A Mother's Touch Published by Eva Rosenberg, MBA, EA Volume 6, Issue 280 October 22, 2004 |
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I'm a woman. I vote. In the early part of this century, women fought to get the right to vote. 8 years after the following letter was written, the 19th Amendment to the US Constitution was passed. After all that - over 15 million 18-34 year old women did not vote in the last presidential election. AND 11 million 18-34 year old women were not registered for the 2000 Election. 22 million woment didn't vote at all. (US Census Bureau, www.census.gov) Women aren't the only ones! In fact, after our battle in the 1960s to get the vote into the hands of 18 year-olds, in Presidential election years between 1972 and 2000 the national youth voter turnout rate declined by 13 percentage points among 18-24 year old voters. (The Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning & Engagement, CIRCLE www.civicyouth.org) Yet, wherever I turn, I hear about the US spreading the benefits of democracy around the world. Citizens of Afghanistan and Iraq are turning out to determine their own fates. Why aren't we? The US has some of the lowest voter turnouts in the world. I know it's discouraging to go to the polls when you're not really impressed with your choice of candidates. Worse, you DO vote and see your vote negated by the Electoral College (which, in these days of excellent communications and data-gathering, really should be abolished). Yes, it IS frustrating. But, remember, only the presidential election is decided by the Electoral College. All the other candidates and other issues are directly affected by your vote. YOU can change the way your money is spent by your government. YOU can decide what issues go to your local, state and national legislatures. YOU can decide how you live. Now, and in the future. And, with the Internet, you have SO many sources available to learn about all the issues affecting you. Just put any issue into Google search ( www.google.com ) or any other search engine and you'll find information about the person or subject. Here are some places you can look: Vote-Smart.org for info on local, state and national elections Women's Voices. Women Vote RockTheVote.com With more and more people getting active and voting, and taking charge of our destinies, we WILL get better candidates - because we'll be better informed and less dependent on the sensationalism of the media. I don't care who or what you vote for - just step up to ballot. I'm a citizen. I vote. YOU? Please vote, too.  |
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