Bernice: Why should you have to explain to the government why you exercise your right not to vote? What gives the government the right to penalize you for not voting or not explaining? Collectivists say the government has that right. Individualists say the government has no rights, only people do. Collectivists say the "group" is more important than the "individual." Individualists say the word "group" is an abstraction, not a real thing, only individuals are real & only individuals have rights. People make governments to protect those rights, not so that the governments will turn around & dictate what they ought or ought not to do. This is raising money? Sure it is. Another word for it is robbery.