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Time to cancel the right to vote for anyone 70+ then right? They don’t really have much of a stake in the outcome anymore.
by jackvalentine 1y ago
Time to cancel the right to vote for anyone 70+ then right? They don’t really have much of a stake in the outcome anymore.
- netbioserror 1y agoIf you're implying that money printing significantly benefits the generation which instates it and bankrupts everyone who comes after, then I agree. And democracies have a long history of relying on debasement to fund their excesses, a significant factor in their implosions.
- rpcorb 1y agoWhy don't they have a stake in the outcome anymore?
- rwmj 1y agoBecause they won't be around for much longer, so they won't pay many taxes compared to someone aged 16. (For the record: Devil's advocate take. I think this whole idea of voting in proportion to your monetary value is ridiculous.)
- jackvalentine 1y ago(For the record, I also think this voting in proportion to your monetary value is ridiculous.) I was more thinking however that their average life expectency doesn't allow for long-term consequences of elections to affect them.