Another Reason to Vote
Here’s another situation in which economists are wrong and your vote does count. You might someday want to run for office:
Public records show Olivo, who is now running for Congress, has never voted in an election, in Missouri or elsewhere. […]
"I got caught up in the wave of apathy that has affected many of my generation," Olivo, 31, said. "I’m the first to admit that I was wrong for not voting."