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Whitney Tilson: “I would pass a national law making voting mandatory. Some…”

Featuring: Whitney Tilson, Democratic | Former Hedge Fund Manager, Candidate for New York City Mayor

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Whitney Tilson Discusses New York City Mayoral Candidacy and Education Reform on 'You Decide' Podcast

Published | Video Starts at 29:09

But I want it to be. I want to maximize informed turnout. Yeah. Well, I would, by the way, disagree with you in that if I were czar, I would pass a national law making voting mandatory. Some [countries like] Australia has that, for example. It's not, you know, people aren't dragged away to jail, but, you know, there's. It's the law. A number of countries have this, and that's one way to maximize turnout. (29:09–29:16)

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