Comment on Does not the constitution say something one should not be charged or something to vote? If so then why does my home state charge 50$ to get a regular id to vote? Is that no illegal?

• pwnicholson@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Reverse. It’s only a fee if you can afford it. If you can’t afford it, it’s free.

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  • sem@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Technically you still paid money, j just not a meaningful amount compared to your total.

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    • pwnicholson@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      I don’t think you get what I was saying. I’m not debating the definition of the word “fee.”

      I’m saying that in most states in the USA, there’s often a fee for many things that can get gotten completely for free if you prove your income is low enough.

      So I guess you could say you “pay a fee” of the extra time and hassle to prove your low income. But for something like a state ID, for instance, you can get one absolutely free (no money paid) if your income is low enough.

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      • sem@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        I did misunderstand. You were responding to

        Something is only a fee if you can’t afford it

        Which I understood in the general case. Like I’ve heard of rich jerks that park illegally because the fee isn’t enough to bother them.

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