funk_monk t1_iu5vspv wrote
Reply to comment by noclue72 in UK Local Councils forced to buy 40,000 mirrors to put in polling stations as a result of voter ID laws by peretona
There are multiple points to make here.
- The fact that you or I can afford £70 doesn't mean everyone can.
- Elections can be called at short notice. Getting ID on short notice is even more expensive (can confirm since I did exactly that last year).
- The proposed free workarounds are still more inconvenient for those on lower income.
None of this would be a problem if there wasn't a correlation between difficulty of obtaining ID and voting trends but unfortunately it's true.
noclue72 t1_iu60hks wrote
People on benefits are going to Majorca n shit I know plenty that do, anyone can get a passport if they are eligible for one
peretona OP t1_iu6a5ba wrote
>People on benefits are going to Majorca n shit I know plenty that do
That's the cowboy scammers that know how to work round the complicated means tests and stuff the conservatives introduced. They get much more than they deserve because the mess with the rules. Most of the honest people get less than they actually need because the money is spent on enforcement people and appeals processes and so on instead of just giving it to people who need it.
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