[LikeARock]

“Finally, the franchise should be denyed to or removed from anyone receiving public assistance (apart from veterans benefits) as such transfers of wealth create a conflict of interest.”
Where’s the line there? I’m mostly thinking of the elderly and retired, I suppose.

[jboot]

Any income from a plan that the individual directly contributed to during working life would not be considered public assistance. I.e. accepting Social Security or federal pension benefits would not void the franchise. Accepting welfare, EBT, food stamps, Medicare (as it is currently administered) or other direct payment benefits would.

This may seem like hair-splitting, but we need to discriminate between the elderly who are at the end of their productivity curve and the habitually unproductive.

[Oztrich Boy]

Where’s the line there? I’m mostly thinking of the elderly and retired, I suppose.

I'd give 1 for 1. After a qualifying period as a net taxpayer (ie your personal taxes outway personal government assistance from all sources) from then on, you get the vote for the next year and one "reserve year". So, qualify for the vote at 25 and qualify each year until retirement at 65, you retain the franchise until 105.