The Billionaire Never Misses Election Day

The civic double standard runs on a two-column calendar: wealthy interests get Election Day marked MANDATORY; working people are handed OPTIONAL in fading pencil. Then cynicism pulls up a chair for whoever already has the room. Staying home doesn’t make that arrangement fairer; it just leaves fewer workers speaking together.

Showing up together isn’t a magic lever for higher wages, stronger unions, or affordable housing. It is a way for workers to bring their voices into decisions that affect them. The billionaire’s civic calendar says “mandatory,” the worker’s says “optional,” and democracy gets handed the invoice for the difference.