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by taybin 22 hours ago
The thing about this that's so distasteful is that it removes the basis of enfranchisement from being the inherent worth of a human life and moves it more to "what have you done for me lately". It's pretty gross.
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It also lets my manager decide whether I get to vote or not.
I don't know why you're being downvoted, gross is exactly the word for it.
There's numerous examples of commune societies evicting people who refuse to contribute.

The distasteful thing is people refusing to contribute to society, especially for long periods of time. I know many people who have various mental and physical disabilities (some severe) who insist on working. Some able-bodied people can't even match some with severe disabilities. It's sick.