If you were guaranteed a steadily improving standard of living (in terms of buying power, free time, quality of goods and services, etc.), would you be willing to give up your right to vote? Explain.

Hell yeah, without a doubt. I live in a country that has over 1.2 billion people. My single vote only makes up 0.0000001633333% of the total votes. This is if only half of the country votes. I dont think that it is selfish of me to choose a good lifestyle over a single vote. First of all because India is very corrupt. Millions of votes are bought every time there are elections by the different political parties and the whole process is tampered with. No politician keeps to his word in the most important points they say and the country will be around the same if any party was in power. If someone really wants to make a difference in the way their country is run, they have to rise up and speak for change. One vote will do nothing. If you really want to make a change do what Anna Hazzare did, speak up, convince people that you are right and then shout as a nation. I would really try to do that if I felt that the government was getting way out of hand. If anyone believes that they make a difference by voting for the right leader, they are wrong and need to pop the little bubble they live in. If I would be living large then I would assume that I would be happy, I can’t be certain. At least I would not starve which with my right to vote, is not guaranteed. Some people might say that I gave up my right to being a citizen, but I think that is just stupid. So many people all over the world do not vote and it is the same thing, except I get something in return when they don’t.