Sit down with a 16 year old and try to discuss things like deficit spending, progressive versus regressive tax rates, the part monetary policy by the Fed has on the inflation rate. If you receive cogent answers, you’re one of the lucky ones. Indeed, I think there should be a test to see if you know enough to vote what you think, rather than who someone tells you to vote for.
I also think that, if you don’t pay Federal Income Taxes, you don’t get to vote in Federal elections. Same for State and Local taxes. After all, no skin in the game, why should you vote? Given that we can’t get voter ID passed, which should be a no-brainer, this idea would never stand a chance.
FRiend, have you had such a discussion with anyone over 40?
Sure, your average teen probably won't understand the nuances, but the normal ones know they can't spend more money than they have in their DDA account. They also know that songs used to cost $0.99 but are now $1.29.
Your average 40+ human thinks the rich should pay their fair share - without knowing that the top 1% of filers by AGI pay more than one-third of the income taxes collected - and it was great getting a $600 helicopter drop of money.
Youths have the excuse of age. GenXers et al haven't that excuse.
I agree. There was a great conservative talk show host in Tampa with the last name of Gold, I believe. He thought that anyone who did not have a job and pay taxes (certain exceptions apply) should not be able to vote. They don’t contribute to the Federal government and therefore should not be able to dictate who is elected.
With Democrats to win future elections they must include:
- illegal aliens
- motor-voter for the lazy among us
- 16-17 year olds
- senior citizens who can be bussed in
- minorities who can be bussed in
- senior citizen names on mail-in ballots
- minority name on mail-in ballots
- dead people
- etc. etc. etc.
Makes me want to puke...