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bluestarone

(22,521 posts) Fri Jun 12, 2026, 10:40 AM Jun 12

Some questions on voting here. What would be wrong woth Democratic controlled states (or any state) to allow a [View all]

$100.00 decrease in a persons taxes, IF they voted? ( or a different amount) Americans should have a duty to vote, so why not give each and everyone in THAT state another reason to vote. Don't states run their elections?

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Some questions on voting here. What would be wrong woth Democratic controlled states (or any state) to allow a [View all] bluestarone Jun 12 OP

18 U.S. Code � 597 - Expenditures to influence voting TheProle Jun 12 #1

Well, need our loop hole i guess bluestarone Jun 12 #2

Some scammer would find a way to exploit it gopher fixer Jun 12 #4

I agree with it coming AFTER voting as well. Also thinking this $100.00 would be ONLY for voting in bluestarone Jun 12 #5

So Elon Musk is in jail right now, right? W_HAMILTON Jun 12 #6

But isn't a tax break NOT an expenditure? gopher fixer Jun 12 #3

Welcome to DU LetMyPeopleVote Jun 12 #7

A tax break requires a tax liability to be used. marble falls Saturday #8