^^^ This. Beat me to it. Just need to add...
We need minimum wage laws to prevent America from becoming a dictatorship.
You don't have to pay to be able to vote. Those earning below minimum wage would be able to vote just as much as those earning a lot. Billionaire Sheldon Adelson's vote counts for 1 vote, just as much as a retired old lady's who is living only off of SSI. So, no, political corruptions lead to dictatorships. What's happening in China was actually what started as a dictatorship, which is now slowly being eroded away by capitalism.
Thanks for taking the red herring. The original argument was getting boring. It's kinda hard to vote when you can't get time off of work to do so. Those mail in ballots tend to get misplaced and not counted. Oh, and what about those 10 hour waiting lines for voting in the poor districts? It's hard for many parents to pay for a babysitter while they vote. Poll taxes are just a stepping stone to dictatorship.
Actually, I would agree with you on this, too. Voting is turning into a rather pointless endeavor, with winning being largely decided by who can outspend the other with negative advertising, or who can make voting as hard as possible. And if you think the solution to this escalating problem is to vote for change, just reread this sentence again.
