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How civic participation becomes a luxury for the time-rich

My vote in local elections actually matters but I do not have time to research every candidate and ballot measure while working two jobs and raising kids.

Juana
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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

She experiences democracy's dependence on leisure that economic inequality makes impossible.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Rawlsian justice — the thought experiment?”

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