Should those who pay taxes be the only ones who vote?
If not, then it seems to me that those being taxed are being taxed without adequate representation.
It is really no different than people in a distant land being able to vote in order to raise the taxes of those who actually pay taxes.
Originally posted by whodeyThe "minority" can vote just like the "majority" can. Do you feel "oppressed" by your elected representatives, whodey? If so, in what way precisely?
So long as the so called representatives can oppress a certain segment of society simply because they are a minority. So the minority has no representation.
Originally posted by FishHead111By that logic, do you think military personnel should not be allowed to vote because they might vote for higher military funding?
People drawing welfare shouldn't be allowed to vote until they get off it, otherwise they'll vote for whoever is promising them more public assistance.
Originally posted by whodeyI've floated this one before whodey, your vote should be weighted by how much tax you pay, so beneficiaries and goobermint bureaurats (but I repeat myself, haw haw) don't get to vote, rich folk vote to reduce there taxes but this in effect reduces their voting power, it is a self leveling.
Should those who pay taxes be the only ones who vote?
If not, then it seems to me that those being taxed are being taxed without adequate representation.
It is really no different than people in a distant land being able to vote in order to raise the taxes of those who actually pay taxes.
Originally posted by WajomaA brilliant idea, Wajoma. How many attoseconds of thought did you put into it?
I've floated this one before whodey, your vote should be weighted by how much tax you pay, so beneficiaries and goobermint bureaurats (but I repeat myself, haw haw) don't get to vote, rich folk vote to reduce there taxes but this in effect reduces their voting power, it is a self leveling.
How would you even measure how much taxes someone pays? How would you handle the incentives this gives government employees to obtain high gross incomes with high taxes? How would you deal with the angry mobs of retirees who just lost their vote because they decided, like the lazy freeloaders they are, to retire after 50 years of working?