35% of Americans would give up the right to vote for a raise

35% of Americans would give up the right to vote for a raise35% of Americans would give up the right to vote for a raiseWith the economy on the upswing and job creation on the rise, things are looking up and workers are hoping to cash in. Everyone wishes theycould just march into their bosss office and ask for pay raise (if you try this, there are things you shouldavoid doing), but its not that easy. And whilesome companies have paid bonuses and boosted pay after the new tax bill passed, more than half of U.S. workers did not receive a raise in 2017.So, what would Americans do for a salary increase? Just about anything.LendEDU surveyed 1,238 employed people in the U.S. and asked what they would be willing to sacrifice for a 10% raise. The results were interesting, to say the least.Over one-third of respondents (34.98%) said they would give up the right to vote in all elections for life just to secure an extra 10% in pay, while 9% said they would give up their childs or future childs right to vote for the rest of their lives.Over half of the people surveyed (55.9%) thought thatputting in an extra 10 hours per week for life was worth a bump in pay, apparently not realizing that working 25% more hours for a 10% bump isnt exactly a good tradeoff.Some other notable things respondents said theyd forego for a 10% raise88.61% would stop watching Game of Thrones for life73.42% would give up all alcoholic beverages for the next five years55.9% would work an extra 10 hours per week for life53.55% would give up all social media for five years50.65% would give up watching movies for the next three years50.4% would work one day every weekend for the next year43.86% would give up exercise for the next five years40.06% would give up dental care15.27% would give up all of their vacation days for the next five years18.9% would give up access to health insurance for the next five years12.2% would break up with their partner or significant other5.33% would eat a single Tide Pod