This is one of the reasons voting was at first restricted to those of maturity. Once, potential voters weere not allowed to register without proof of land ownership. Too bad they fucked this up, about two centuries ago.
Owning a plot of land, your OWN FUCKING LAND, changes ones perspective and encourages one to consider more thoroughly the future consequences of the high pressure political issues of the voting day.
There is much more to it than bills or hardons.