Should we restrict people from voting?
POST ONE, by Anonymous5
Limiting voting eligibility to those who perform well on a civic examination is just as bad. Once again, it turns Democracy into Aristocracy by limiting who can participate in their civic culture.
Democracy is inherently valuable because all groups of people have input, thus preventing the government from victimizing any particular group of people. Consider the first thing the South did when they victimized Blacks during the Jim Crow era: they limited their right to vote. That is what it looks like when the voice of the electorate is distorted.
POST TWO, by Anonymous 6
How about people are assigned a number of votes determined by the amount of taxes they pay annually. That way - they have more influence over their tax dollars and how they are spent. So let's say - you get 1 vote for every $10,000 you pay in Annual taxes - you pay $100,000 in Annual Taxes - then you get 10 votes - 1 Million = 100 Votes etc... This way - you have accomplished 2 things - People who don't pay taxes - don't get a voice and people who are contributing to society and the Tax base - actually get more of a voice. Yes. - It will be top heavy with the 1 percent who already control the country - however instead of trying to cheat the tax system; people may actually start paying their fair share of taxes so that they can get their "fair" vote. Corporations are excluded. This has to be your own individual personal tax return associated only to your social security number - and if you are married and file Joint - then - yes - Like everything else - you have to split that too.
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