Gnads wrote on Aug 3
rd, 2018 at 7:10pm:
There are winners & their are losers.
Labor won the rest lost.
Yes there are losers the way things are now, but under a compulsory voting system, there should no losers
There should be at least some concessions for those who voted other than Labor
Everyone who votes is under duress to do so, whether they are willing to vote or not, that's the nature of compulsion, an order from the top to perform a task or you'll be punished. We are still in the days of the convicts
Compulsion without some reward for the losers is an issue that will looked at in the future, I'm sure of that
Myself and thousands of other blokes weren't recompensed for the damaging effects of compulsory military conscription, damage to our working careers, damage to relationships, emotional and psychological problems etc. Damages caused by an oligarchy supported by the rest of the community who couldn't give a damn
Now compulsory voting doesn't necessarily do that sort of damage, but it can if a voter never gets a look in, never gets a rep in parliament. But if they never get a rep, it would be wise to think of a way they could be rewarded for their effort, in an ideological way ... or maybe pay all voters for their effort, if it's good enough for the AEC to pay winning candidates, it's good enough to pay voters for turning up under duress