Should people who don't pay income taxes be allowed to vote?

Answer 1

Representation without taxation is as bad as taxation without representation , so no .
Anybody receiving a gov. subsidy should not vote either . They vote for whoever promises them a bigger check .

Answer 2

Yes. That was never a requirement in the Constitution and it was not added when the 16th Amendment was added. I think people who don't pay taxes should be investigated for illegal activity but if they are legitimately exempt, then they shouldn't have to forfeit their rights. I am a bit biased because I have had 2 years in which I paid no income tax. I spent a year in a volunteer religious program which provided food and housing but no income. The value of the housing and food was not high enough for me to owe any tax. Another year I was recovering from severe injuries and did not earn any money. I did pay tax on the money I received from the insurance but not until the following year when the insurance company finally settled. (Yes, I did actually have to live on my savings and investments for a year. Fortunately, I was able to stay with family during that time. The medical bills went unpaid for a year and ruined my credit.) Under your proposal, I would have been denied the opportunity to vote because there is no way to vote retroactively if the income and tax payment are delayed.

Many elderly people who worked hard all their lives and even served our country during WWII don't have enough income to be required to pay any tax. Will you be the one to tell the Navajo code talkers that they will now be disenfranchised because they went back to the reservation and didn't make enough for their Social Security to be taxable?

Answer 3

Only citizens should vote..Ballots should be in ENGLISH only and every VOTER must be a certified *US citizen (*same way they issue passports- birth certificate&other required info to appy for a passport). States unwilling to comply with a fed law that specifies that all voters will be certified* will not have any votes counted and must conduct a state vote to remain in the United States or succeed from the nation and pay rental fees for the federal infrastucture and purchase all energy needs and pay all access fees.

Income and tax basis should not be a qualifier.

Answer 4

All Citizens have the Right to vote. This right can be removed because of a Felony Conviction, or Mental Instability, but I am not certain on the second one.
I do know the Original Constitution gave Every Citizen the right to Vote in Free and Open Elections.

Answer 5

Across the board, yes. Some people are too poor to pay taxes. If someone can pay taxes and doesn't, then they should be charged accordingly. The law will do the rest.

Answer 6

Yes. The constitution doesn't exclude people based on their Taxation Level. The real question here is if the government is allowed to take taxes from workers at all.

Answer 7

Students, pensioners and those physically unable to work should be allowed to vote, yes.

Earning money is not the only indicator of someone's worth to society.

Answer 8

No, most definitely not!

And, as fewer and fewer wage earners pay federal income tax they should be removed from the rolls so that those of us who pay for this country's projects can decide who should represent us in the spending of all of those tax monies.

Let this be our mantra: No Taxation = No Representation!

Answer 9

Yes, every citizen should be allowed to have a voice in government. Or do you want to change and erode the constitution some more?

Answer 10

yes, as some are too porr to pay and get refunds, others are among the wealthy and have tax shelters, but thats due to those in office giving them breaks or taking away breaks, voting is our right, its not a priviledge but a right