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?
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?
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.
But the studies are clear: intelligence does correlate more with wealth than income
https://www.bcaresearch.com/images/Peter_PPT_presentation%206.pdf