Originally posted by VectraMan
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Raising the voting age for the snowflake generation
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Originally posted by VectraMan View PostBut isn't that 18? Or at least 18 before you might do any actual fighting.
Perhaps it should be as soon as you first pay tax. But I guess in theory a baby could earn money and pay tax.…Maybe we ain’t that young anymoreComment
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Originally posted by Dark Black View PostI didn't mention anything about caps... an 80 year old with Alzheimers has probably still got more insight than most of the snowflakes'CUK forum personality of 2011 - Winner - Yes really!!!!Comment
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Originally posted by northernladuk View PostDats true. There was a post above mine about a cap at 50 but it's been deleted.Comment
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Originally posted by northernladuk View PostDats true. There was a post above mine about a cap at 50 but it's been deleted.Originally posted by northerladyukYou just imagined you posted it, you senile old fool.Will work inside IR35. Or for food.Comment
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Originally posted by VectraMan View PostWould you like the rest of us to leave you two alone?Comment
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Originally posted by OwlHoot View PostA suggestion like that might seem a bit reactionary to some, or even tongue in cheek, but if young people can't legally even buy alcohol or tobacco until they are eighteen then how the effing hell can anyone justly claim they are responsible enough to vote before that age?
I'd also introduce a net lifetime tax/benefit floor on eligibility to vote. Anyone not a net contributor over their life should not be in a position to vote themselves more state largesse literally at the expense of others!
Thats a slippery slope.
"So a part time minimum wage earner would be as eligible to vote as a cigar chomping capitalist fat cat with a country estate"
What about someone unable to work through say... disability?
I know in reality you would have caveats in your policy to allow for this... but if you introduce any bars to voting fewer people will vote.Last edited by Snarf; 8 June 2017, 11:11.Comment
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Originally posted by diseasex View PostVote should only be allowed for people with higher education that understand core concepts of economics etc. Probably an exam that eligible you to vote would be nice too.Comment
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Originally posted by Dark Black View PostSince the younger generations seem to increasingly be maturing at a much later age (if at all) than previously, should the voting age be raised to 21 (or later) to save us from the easily led and feckless?
Discuss...
Older people dislike admitting it, but the younger generations are exposed to more adult matters within society at an ever younger age. They know more (on average) than your age group did at the same age (on average).
Sorry to burst your bubble. <queue moaning about lack of education standards these days and such else...>Comment
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Originally posted by contractorinatractor View PostOlder people dislike admitting it, but the younger generations are exposed to more adult matters within society at an ever younger age. They know more (on average) than your age group did at the same age (on average).
Sorry to burst your bubble. <queue moaning about lack of education standards these days and such else...>
And then there's Justin Bieber... a fine example of modern youth.Do what thou wiltComment
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