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minus-squarecapr@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down31·1 year agoI also think people should not be allowed to vote unless they pay a flat poll tax. Otherwise it’s a conflict of interest.
minus-squaredioxy 🌱@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up24·1 year agoNo, we should not have more barriers for the poor to vote actually
minus-squareNιƙƙιDιɱҽʂ@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up18·1 year agoThat would just reduce representation for low income people. That’s an absolutely abhorrent idea.
minus-squarecapr@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down11·1 year agoThen have them pool their money together to get a vote.
minus-squaresin_free_for_00_days@lemmy.onelinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down1·1 year agoWhat? Are you a teenager or something?
minus-squarethreeduck@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down1·1 year agoEither weak sarcasm or three Republicans stacked in a trenchcoat.
minus-squaresilentashes@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·1 year agosee this for a bit of education on the topic: https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/oligarchs-against-democracy
minus-squareDrPop@lemmy.onelinkfedilinkarrow-up9·1 year agoThis is a poor take, a few to vote is not the easy to go about this. Even owing taxes shouldn’t bar someone from voting as voting is about being represented and everyone deserves representation. Even hardened criminals.
minus-squarecapr@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·1 year agoWhat happened to taxation without representation.
minus-squareEmu@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoMany people aren’t represented in America, e.g., DC, Peurto Rico, people who were in prison. Taxation without representation doesn’t exist in America.
minus-squareNelots@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down2·1 year agoTell me you hate poor people without telling me you hate poor people.
I also think people should not be allowed to vote unless they pay a flat poll tax. Otherwise it’s a conflict of interest.
No, we should not have more barriers for the poor to vote actually
That would just reduce representation for low income people. That’s an absolutely abhorrent idea.
Then have them pool their money together to get a vote.
What? Are you a teenager or something?
Either weak sarcasm or three Republicans stacked in a trenchcoat.
see this for a bit of education on the topic: https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/oligarchs-against-democracy
This is a poor take, a few to vote is not the easy to go about this. Even owing taxes shouldn’t bar someone from voting as voting is about being represented and everyone deserves representation. Even hardened criminals.
What happened to taxation without representation.
Many people aren’t represented in America, e.g., DC, Peurto Rico, people who were in prison. Taxation without representation doesn’t exist in America.
Tell me you hate poor people without telling me you hate poor people.
wanna elaborate on that?