I'm inclined to give childrens the vote, but I don't think our society allows for autonomy for childrens. I can imagine myself as a child, knowing I could vote in secrecy, but still feeling sick to my stomach if I didn't vote for who my dad "suggested" I vote for. It's the article's last point of the four, then, that makes all-age voting something to avoid. Even if the household's position was never discussed openly, it's difficult to imagine that the values of the household wouldn't influence the child's vote. And thus, I see the breeders breeding political allies, whether they know it or not.
This discussion has a lot of back and forth, as in, "kids aren't mature enough to vote," which is then countered with "adults aren't mature enough to vote," which is actually true, but doesn't really get us anywhere in debate, because when will that ever change?
Our political systems are based on taxpayers voting for those who spend our tax money. So, and this is an honest question, does every current voter have to be a taxpayer? If you're unemployed are you now unable to vote?
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