found that political participation has a positive impact on income equality. The more citizens abstain, the greater income inequality will become. The logic behind this is clear enough. As turnout declines, less privileged citizens tend to abstain more than others. As a result, they will have less representatives looking after their concerns and will therefore exert less influence on policy decisions. As low turnout means unequal
influence, it violates the value of political equality, which lies at the heart of any notion of democracy. (24-
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