• marx2k@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    There’s been a not-single-digit amount of arguments from the right lately that only people that pay taxes should have a vote because they’re the ones putting skin into the game.

    Its like no one on the right ever picked up a history book.

    We did all this already. We decided as a nation that it was dumb and moved on.

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      If all taxpayers can vote then a lot of young people who can’t currently vote would become eligible. Also, so would most non-citizens, including undocumented immigrants. What conservatives don’t realize is that most undocumented immigrants pay taxes (and generally get back less than they pay).

      • nickwitha_k (he/him)@lemmy.sdf.org
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        1 year ago

        I think that the idea is likely those who have a net payment into taxes, rather than having it covered with credit or deduction. That might backfire though due to ultra wealthy tax avoidance.