Youth Voting

Steve Smith asks why youth don't vote. I think these are the main reasons,

1. Young people are naive. We have simple and idealistic views of the world. However when we look at politics, we notice that everying is done as a calculated compromise instead of according to what (we think) is right. We see poverty, gay marriage, etc.—issues we care about—all pushed aside and not dealt with. When the issues we care about are ignored, we'll be less likely to vote.
2. Politicians are, in our view, corrupt and power-hungry.Because we are young and idealistic, we won't stand for even a tiny hint of corruption. That every politician seems so have some dirt in their history, we hate everything about politics. So we avoid it.
3. We don't pay taxes. We don't tend to need health care. We don't use welfare. Etc. When people earn money, they care whether the part they pay in taxes is spent well and full value is received. When you use health care, you care whether the care if of good quality. We students use very few government services and we have little to no money on which to pay taxes so we don't worry about how well government runs—it doesn't directly affect us in the short term.