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To: Objective Scrutator
Funny. The way the 24th Amendment is, it can be interpreted as being able to vote without ever paying any form of tax, ie income, property.
12 posted on 09/06/2014 11:03:44 PM PDT by Theoria (I should never have surrendered. I should have fought until I was the last man alive)
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To: Theoria

Yes, the 24th Amendment needs to have the words, “or other tax” repealed. The way the amendment is interpreted right now, freeloaders can freely vote for politicians who will just give them money; the cancellation or postponement of student loan debts is an example of freeloaders running wild.

Keeping freeloaders from voting was an intention of the Founders. Representation proportional to what someone pays in income/property taxes would be the best scenario under our current system. Abolishing the IRS and income taxation would be even better, as using property taxes as the determiner of the proportion of representation would put some power back into local government and take said power away from the Feds.

I don’t think a poll tax is really the best decision, but it was better than allowing the freeloaders to vote unhindered.


13 posted on 09/06/2014 11:21:41 PM PDT by Objective Scrutator (All liberals are criminals, and all criminals are liberals)
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To: Theoria

No representation without taxation.


49 posted on 09/07/2014 5:20:37 AM PDT by Piranha (Power is not only what you have but what the enemy thinks you have - Saul Alinsky)
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