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ProgramNerd 104 points ago +115 / -11

Then we can keep voting rights locked to tax paying property owners. No income tax because there will be no handouts or SS to fund.

Putting your life back in your own hands. The government can't use or invest your money any better than you can.

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CahalTheMad -32 points ago +32 / -64

No, not restricted only to property owners. What kind of fascist nonsense is that? If I pay taxes, serve my country and follow legit laws but don't want the hassle of property maintenance and outrageous property taxes, then why should I be denied the right to vote?

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john1234 9 points ago +10 / -1

I think it is a reference to owning land. You don't have to do anything to it

There was a reason why the democracies started with giving the vote to only the land-owning men

It was because intelligence does not correlate with "income" nearly as much as it correlates with "wealth"

Even some stupid people have OK income. But they never save up, and invest wisely. They almost always throw away all their money on useless shit

That is why the land-owners had the vote in the early democracies.