Vote Tuesday
Please vote in the Tuesday, Nov. 3 election. Don’t let anyone tell you how to vote. Make up your own mind. If you do not like any of the candidates for a post, vote for the one you dislike the least.
Not voting sends the wrong message to politicians and civil servants.
Just one non-partisan example: Pictured is the Columbus page from the March 1, 1966, Southern Airways timetable. Then it was less costly to fly. Then it cost $20 to fly to Atlanta (adjusted for inflation that’s $147.68 in 2015; actual fare varies, but is more than double that number today) Why? Today we have little competition between carriers due to over consolidation of the industry.
Surely, this problem needs fixing.
The crux of the problem is too few people care and vote. In the last congressional election, I understand less than 20 percent of the eligible voters voted. Low voter turnout sends the wrong message to politicians and civil servants. Also, special interest groups take advantage of this, pack the polls and skew elections. I know! I am a Federal retiree; I worked in DC 17-plus years of my career.
Robert Allen White
Columbus
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