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To: Mariner; SeekAndFind

We should pass a law that everyone that gets to vote must pay a minimum amount of tax.

When our country was first created, only land owners had the right to vote - they all had a stake in the game. We now allow almost anyone to vote - they don’t even need to know how to read or write. What do we expect???


33 posted on 04/17/2011 7:53:12 PM PDT by visually_augmented (I was blind, but now I see)
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To: visually_augmented
I fully agree with you, with one formulaic adjustment:

They must have a (to be determined) number of years on record in which they paid taxes.

Obviously, there are many retired seniors/veterans, etc. who are so strapped they no longer pay taxes, but have contributed above and beyond the call in their primes.

They've certainly earned the right to cast a ballot.

34 posted on 04/17/2011 7:57:52 PM PDT by daler
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