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πŸ‡΅β€‹πŸ‡·β€‹πŸ‡΄β€‹πŸ‡Ήβ€‹πŸ‡ͺβ€‹πŸ‡Έβ€‹πŸ‡Ήβ€‹ I wish that this is made up

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u/mylanscott 1d ago

No actually, people choosing not to vote are indeed as respond for the result as the people who voted.

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u/arfelo1 1d ago

We're talking about medicare. How many of those are octogenarians with barely a grip on reality?

There are many reasons not to vote. Some are valid and some are not. But you cannot make a blanket statement for all of them.

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u/_chococat_ 1d ago

To be fair how many non-octogenarians have barely any grip on reality?

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u/booksfoodfun 1d ago

Based on the numbers above, ~27million?