Taxation and Representation

A reader of one of England's top daily newspapers has propounded a thesis, based on the converse of that which sparked off the American 'War of Independence'; namely "No representation without taxation".
Actually this is not historically new since the Roman Senate decreed it on one occasion with intention of removing the right of those who contributited nothing to the exchequer to influence policy. What do the RHP debaters think about this?

Any link to the thesis?

Originally posted by Redmike
Any link to the thesis?

Originally posted by Nargaguna
A reader of one of England's top daily newspapers has propounded a thesis, based on the converse of that which sparked off the American 'War of Independence'; namely "No representation without taxation".
Actually this is not historically new since the Roman Senate decreed it on one occasion with intention of removing the right of those who contributit ...[text shortened]... d nothing to the exchequer to influence policy. What do the RHP debaters think about this?

Originally posted by rwingett
What degree of representation would justify taxation, if any, in your opinion?

Originally posted by Nargaguna
The letter writer was proposing that those who do not pay tax should not have a vote.

Paying tax is not the only way of contributing to the betterment of society.

and would it mean net taxpayers, i.e. those who pay more tax than they receive in benefits?

Originally posted by Nargaguna
The letter writer was proposing that those who do not pay tax should not have a vote.

Originally posted by aging blitzer
Paying tax is not the only way of contributing to the betterment of society.

and would it mean net taxpayers, i.e. those who pay more tax than they receive in benefits?

Will those deprived of voting rights be exempt from VAT?

Originally posted by Bosse de Nage
Will those deprived of voting rights be exempt from VAT?

Originally posted by princeoforange
Yes because hopefully when the people who don't pay tax stop voting we will get a sensible government which will take us out of the EU and so put and end to VAT for everyone.