Should everyone be allowed to vote?
Poll: Should everyone be allowed to vote?
Total Members Polled: 153
Discussion
Davi said:
Mazda Baiter said:
Zod said:
I think the test should be whether you can properly use "to" and "too". 
To, too and two.There, their and they're.
"Can you, the potential voter, form one correct sentence using these three forms of the same sounding word?"
There, their and they're.
"Can you, the potential voter, form one correct sentence using these three forms of the same sounding word?"
Half of PH would fail this test.
Fittster said:
fbrs said:
no tax, no vote. shouldnt get a say on how its spent if you haven't contributed.
Are you trying to tell me there are adults in the UK who don't pay tax?Long Term Benefits (more than say 6 months) = No Vote.
Prison (despite what Eu says) = No Vote.
Trouble with law (Criminal) in previous 5 Years = No Vote.
Lived in country less than 5 Years = No Vote.
Scottish = No Vote (well one for there own but that one doesn't count in our parliament).
IQ less than 90 = No Vote.
Long term subsidised housing = No Vote.
Ginger = No Vote.
People with glandular disorders that involve a requirement to eat four times as much as a normal human being = No Vote.
Gay (unless lesbian and fit) = No Vote.
Unable to understand how to construct a sentance utilising OED words = No Vote.
Child called Chardonnay etc = 1 Vote but the vote is taken as a negative.
Welsh = No Vote but receives a letter of sympathy from incoming new PM (joined up writing optional).
That should sort it.
Edited by MOTORVATOR on Wednesday 21st April 21:09
fbrs said:
no tax, no vote. shouldnt get a say on how its spent if you haven't contributed.
I'd agree with that.The rallying call of the American Revolution - "No taxation without representation". I agree completely with that, but I equally believe the reverse should be true.
It doesn't have to be complicated, and the amount of taxation you pay shouldn't have a bearing on how much weight your vote carries, but I see absolutely no reason at all why anyone should have a right to influence how tax money is spent without contributing to it first.
My qualification to vote would be that you've paid income tax of at least £1,000 a year for 5 years or longer. It's not a huge amount, but it doesn't need to be. It just needs to be enough to make people think about how their money should be spent.
MOTORVATOR said:
Fittster said:
fbrs said:
no tax, no vote. shouldnt get a say on how its spent if you haven't contributed.
Are you trying to tell me there are adults in the UK who don't pay tax?Long Term Benefits (more than say 6 months) = No Vote.
Prison (despite what Eu says) = No Vote.
Trouble with law (Criminal) in previous 5 Years = No Vote.
Lived in country less than 5 Years = No Vote.
Scottish = No Vote (well one for there own but that one doesn't count in our parliament).
IQ less than 90 = No Vote.
Long term subsidised housing = No Vote.
Ginger = No Vote.
People with glandular disorders that involve a requirement to eat four times as much as a normal human being = No Vote.
Gay (unless lesbian and fit) = No Vote.
Unable to understand how to construct a sentance utilising OED words = No Vote.
Child called Chardonnay etc = 1 Vote but the vote is taken as a negative.
Welsh = No Vote but receives a letter of sympathy from incoming new PM (joined up writing optional).
That should sort it.
They can't even decide what to choose from a menu or what to wear in the morning. How can we possibly trust them to elect an appropriate government?
V8mate said:
And no vote for women too, right?
They can't even decide what to choose from a menu or what to wear in the morning. How can we possibly trust them to elect an appropriate government?
My labrador has more political intelligence than.... Let's not go down that route, we've seen a few threads recently eh?They can't even decide what to choose from a menu or what to wear in the morning. How can we possibly trust them to elect an appropriate government?
Fittster said:
fbrs said:
no tax, no vote. shouldnt get a say on how its spent if you haven't contributed.
Are you trying to tell me there are adults in the UK who don't pay tax?39 million are aged 18 to 65 and of the 26 million tax payers nearly 6 million are pensioners
so of working age adults only half pay any income tax at all
Edited by fbrs on Thursday 22 April 02:32
Fittster said:
fbrs said:
no tax, no vote. shouldnt get a say on how its spent if you haven't contributed.
Are you trying to tell me there are adults in the UK who don't pay tax?We could have a much better, simplier and fairer tax regieme but that would put 1,000's out work and make it more difficult for govt to raise income through stealth methods.
It would be better to exclude those who's net NI, Income & Cap Gains contribution is less than any benefits claimed.
Edited by OneDs on Thursday 22 April 09:31
fbrs said:
Fittster said:
fbrs said:
no tax, no vote. shouldnt get a say on how its spent if you haven't contributed.
Are you trying to tell me there are adults in the UK who don't pay tax?39 million are aged 18 to 65 and of the 26 million tax payers nearly 6 million are pensioners
so of working age adults only half pay any income tax at all
Edited by fbrs on Thursday 22 April 02:32
Fittster said:
fbrs said:
Fittster said:
fbrs said:
no tax, no vote. shouldnt get a say on how its spent if you haven't contributed.
Are you trying to tell me there are adults in the UK who don't pay tax?39 million are aged 18 to 65 and of the 26 million tax payers nearly 6 million are pensioners
so of working age adults only half pay any income tax at all
Edited by fbrs on Thursday 22 April 02:32
I am receiving state benefits in the sum of £scary and when I go to stock up on fags and booze with this free money, I pay a disproportionately high amount of duty and VAT in comparison to food and shelter.
Therefore I am a higher rate taxpayer.
My tax planning accountant has advised me to divert some of the money to completely tax free items such as crack cocaine to bring me below the threshold.
fbrs said:
Fittster said:
fbrs said:
no tax, no vote. shouldnt get a say on how its spent if you haven't contributed.
Are you trying to tell me there are adults in the UK who don't pay tax?39 million are aged 18 to 65 and of the 26 million tax payers nearly 6 million are pensioners
so of working age adults only half pay any income tax at all
My wife doesn't work as we have 3 kids under the age of 8, but she has worked and paid tax in the past, plus we take the pain of it now and don't take a penny in benefits for the privilege.
It would be interesting to know how many true adult spongers there are.
NailedOn said:
I have an acquaintance who is mentally disabled. Lovely girl, bubbly, the rest. Likes CBBC. Mental age of 6. On the electoral register and will vote according to her favourite colour!
Methinks that this cannot be right.
Just tell her that Tinky Winky is her favorite Tellytubby. That should get the sensible vote through.Methinks that this cannot be right.
Kermit power said:
fbrs said:
Fittster said:
fbrs said:
no tax, no vote. shouldnt get a say on how its spent if you haven't contributed.
Are you trying to tell me there are adults in the UK who don't pay tax?39 million are aged 18 to 65 and of the 26 million tax payers nearly 6 million are pensioners
so of working age adults only half pay any income tax at all
My wife doesn't work as we have 3 kids under the age of 8, but she has worked and paid tax in the past, plus we take the pain of it now and don't take a penny in benefits for the privilege.
It would be interesting to know how many true adult spongers there are.
Edited by OneDs on Thursday 22 April 12:04
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