Zone1 Should you have to pay taxes to be able to vote?

[Mr. Friscus]

It’s not a bad idea to flirt with IMO

It’s easy to spend other people’s money, and it’s easy to vote to only get things from the state and not give anything.

It’s easy to vote recklessly if one has no skin in the game.

It’s like 2 parents and 3 kids in a family, and all get a vote. The kids vote for toys, food, vacations, etc while the parents vote for paying the mortgage and saving for retirement. Under this system the family will become homeless and broke.

 

[1srelluc]

There was reason why only male landowners could vote at one time.

 

[Woodznutz]

True. If you have nothing you will vote for the party that promises to give you stuff, regardless of whether their policies are good for the nation.

 

[progressive hunter]

It’s not a bad idea to flirt with IMO

It’s easy to spend other people’s money, and it’s easy to vote to only get things from the state and not give anything.

It’s easy to vote recklessly if one has no skin in the game.

It’s like 2 parents and 3 kids in a family, and all get a vote. The kids vote for toys, food, vacations, etc while the parents vote for paying the mortgage and saving for retirement. Under this system the family will become homeless and broke.

not for electing officials but should for voting on personal property and other things that would increase taxs,

 

[Rambunctious]

It use to be that you had to have skin in the game to be able to vote... and there was nothing wrong with that concept...

 

[Frankenstein]

It’s not a bad idea to flirt with IMO

It’s easy to spend other people’s money, and it’s easy to vote to only get things from the state and not give anything.

It’s easy to vote recklessly if one has no skin in the game.

It’s like 2 parents and 3 kids in a family, and all get a vote. The kids vote for toys, food, vacations, etc while the parents vote for paying the mortgage and saving for retirement. Under this system the family will become homeless and broke.

I do not believe people on Government assistance ie welfare should

 

[Dante]

IMO

It’s easy to spend other people’s money, and it’s easy to vote to only get things from the state and not give anything.

It’s easy to vote recklessly if one has no skin in the game.

It’s like 2 parents and 3 kids in a family, and all get a vote. The kids vote for toys, food, vacations, etc while the parents vote for paying the mortgage and saving for retirement. Under this system the family will become homeless and broke.

It is a terribly silly and bad idea to flirt with.

and dumb. Why? Everybody pays some kind of tax. Why not make it about "earned" income? This way trsut fund babies would all have to go out and work.

You hate freedom? People are free to vote for whatever they desire and...

 

[Dante]

There was reason why only male landowners could vote at one time.

Yep. Being in a mostly agrarian society it made sense at the time.

 

[pknopp]

Everyone pays taxes of some sort.

 

[Dante]

It use to be that you had to have skin in the game to be able to vote... and there was nothing wrong with that concept...

LOL

people still have skin in the game

and it's great to see MAGA types admitting they want to suppress the vote.

 

[Mr. Friscus]

I do not believe people on Government assistance ie welfare should

That’s makes sense. The problem is, leftist democrats and the MSM would immediately trumpet it as a racial issue when, in reality, it would be based on logic and applied to all races equally.

But that wouldnt stop the irrational emotional onslaught of racism claims from the left.

It makes complete sense though.

 

[progressive hunter]

It use to be that you had to have skin in the game to be able to vote... and there was nothing wrong with that concept...

what about people like me that retire early for health reasons and dont pay any income tax and dont collect any government benefits because I planned ahead??

 

[Dante]

Why do people want to suppress the vote?

 

[Dante]

leftist democrats

Do you mean this as an insult?

Hmm...

 

[Mr. Friscus]

It is a terribly silly and bad idea to flirt with.

and dumb. Why? Everybody pays some kind of tax. Why not make it about "earned" income? This way trsut fund babies would all have to go out and work.

I’m not opposed to that idea being considered. There aren’t many trust find babies overall as far as mass numbers, but I’m all for restricting free loaders of all kinds.

You hate freedom? People are free to vote for whatever they desire and...

So you’d be okay with the 3 kids outvoting the 2 parents until the family’s living situation was ruined?

I’d want the breadwinners, the parents, making household decisions.

 

[Dante]

what about people like me that retire early for health reasons and dont pay any income tax and dont collect any government benefits because I planned ahead??

You haven't seen the coming attractions?

 

[lafayette]

It’s not a bad idea to flirt with IMO

It’s easy to spend other people’s money, and it’s easy to vote to only get things from the state and not give anything.

It’s easy to vote recklessly if one has no skin in the game.

It’s like 2 parents and 3 kids in a family, and all get a vote. The kids vote for toys, food, vacations, etc while the parents vote for paying the mortgage and saving for retirement. Under this system the family will become homeless and broke.

You can by yourself back to SC in 1860. Idiot.

 

[Concerned American]

It’s not a bad idea to flirt with IMO

It’s easy to spend other people’s money, and it’s easy to vote to only get things from the state and not give anything.

It’s easy to vote recklessly if one has no skin in the game.

It’s like 2 parents and 3 kids in a family, and all get a vote. The kids vote for toys, food, vacations, etc while the parents vote for paying the mortgage and saving for retirement. Under this system the family will become homeless and broke.

That could be equated to poll taxes which have been specifically outlawed in this country. Here's Why You Don't Need to Pay a Tax to Vote | HISTORY

 

[pknopp]

Why do people want to suppress the vote?

You know the answer to that.

 

[Mr. Friscus]

You can by yourself back to SC in 1860. Idiot.

Why is it a bad idea