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[Kinser79]

(10-02-2017, 03:23 PM)Galen Wrote:

(09-30-2017, 12:25 AM)Kinser79 Wrote:

(09-24-2017, 10:58 PM)Warren Dew Wrote: I'd also argue that at some level, it makes sense to limit the franchise to people who pay taxes.  This would control the problem of people on the dole becoming a majority and voting for economic collapse.  It might be difficult to implement in practice, though.

It might be easier to limit the franchise to people who either earn X number of dollars per year, or Y amount of property in the form of land/assets.

This was originally how it was done in Colonial America and the early Republic.  The idea does have considerable merit since people who depend on government checks would tend have a less than stellar decision making process.  This would be a good way of reducing the moral hazard of a welfare state which is no bad thing.  The fact that the libtards will scream about it is another point in its favor.

My main reason for supporting such a system of franchise would be to limit the number of people out there who would have the tendency to vote themselves an income from the public purse.  In my estimation such persons should be limited to politicians (they should be salaried to prevent it being the province of only the rich), bureaucrats (no matter how much the government is shrunk we'll still have those), and naturally soldiers/police/etc.