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Originally Posted by Slava
Is it really a waste though? It gives the people a say in the future of the country, gives the politicians a chance to layout some ideas for the coming years and overall engages some new people in the process.
Even if every seat remains unchanged (they won't) I still think that democracy is a valuable exercise.
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It's a good exercise when it doesn't happen every 2 years and cost the tax payers more than $300m when changes are between little to nothing.
That $300m could go to that school that just closed down the street, or the hospital that needs new equipment or anything that would be useful, which is the opposite of this election.
Sure new ideas will get tossed around with new promises but when voting is over the politicans just go back to doing what they want, not what they promised.