Should the recipient class be allowed a vote? (companies, politician, party)

[Donna-501]

Originally Posted by alphamale

I completely understand that it is a constitutional right for every American citizen to vote, with notable exceptions.

That being said, is it time for a constitutional amendment taking that right away from people who have no skin in the game?

No, no and NO!

[Donna-501]

Originally Posted by AnUnidentifiedMale

Everyone who is a citizen should be allowed to vote, including prisoners and convicted felons. If you're a citizen of this country, you have a stake in its future, and the government should not be allowed to take that away, by any means.

[alphamale]

Originally Posted by 58robbo

once again, who is the recipient class? the poor dude who gets 50 bucks a week in welfare, a couple of hundred in social security, or the football franchise owner who gets his stadium subsidized to the tune of a few hundred million?

is the subsidized class the single mother whose kids get free school meals, or the corporation who gets the govt to spend $4billion constructing a rail lines that delivers even more people directly to their business?

is the recipient class the guy who gets his medical on medicare or the tobacco giant who successfully lobbies to pass legislation practically killing off any potential competitors?

I tend to feel that corporations should have very little tax liability.

Their products are taxed out the wazzoo! Especially tobacco, alcohol and energy companies.

The CEO, COO, president, and all employees should pay taxes.

While I don't condone it, if a corporation has the kind of clout to swindle money from a politician, God bless them. They still create plenty of jobs, which produce tax revenue.

It's a lesson that obama STILL hasn't learned....it's the economy, stupid!

[alphamale]

Originally Posted by baxendale

You nailed it bubba. We all no that them college educamted liberals are dumber than a box of rocks. My wife (cousin) tells me so.

If democrats ran on being liberal and only depended on liberal votes, they would never win an election, except in a few scattered cities and towns.

Like I always say, when you rob from Peter to give to Paul, you will get Paul's vote.

Most Paul's are democrats.

[Donna-501]

Originally Posted by andrea3821

No, they should not be allowed to vote. If they contribute nothing to society, they should have no right to have a say in who is running said society. I also think that these people are also quite misinformed/not informed at all, so they really should not be voting anyway.

Do you have stats on that?

[alphamale]

Originally Posted by kazoopilot

Amen. All Americans have a right to vote. Once you disenfranchise the poor, what's to stop you from disenfranchising women, blacks, Hispanics, the mentally ill, those with children, Christians . . . . the list goes on and on. America is NOT a nation "of the rich, by the rich and for the rich," it is a country "of the PEOPLE, by the PEOPLE and for the PEOPLE." This is a democracy, NOT an oligarchy.

This is a representative republic.

Where do rights end and responsibility begin?

[alphamale]

Originally Posted by Who?Me?!

Oh, you mean the Wealthy who were the recipients of big tax breaks?

Ya, let 'em vote, what's the difference, they run the country anyway...

What about the unions?

[alphamale]

Originally Posted by oldtimer2

Yo, you lost me at "I can differentiate between those who..."

For what it is worth, I knew a lot of war Vets that were chronically unemployed.

No proven combat war vet should EVER have to pay taxes again. They should get the same health care benefits as congress, if not better.

Their vote is more important than mine, IMO.

[alphamale]

Originally Posted by nevergoingback

Its not really PRIVATE money, they are exploiting OUR environment.

How so?

Is that all you have?

[emcee squared]

Originally Posted by alphamale

No proven combat war vet should EVER have to pay taxes again. They should get the same health care benefits as congress, if not better.

Their vote is more important than mine, IMO.

More incentive for war. Awesome...