re: Should voting districts be determined by real estate value or household income?

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annual tax on the number of people in your family? 5-10k per person.

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Sound like a great way to discourage families and in particular larger families.

We have 7 children the oldest 4 are all positive producers in society (the younger 3 are in high school). I’m not sure where $35k - $70k in taxes would have put us, but that’s one hell of a tax. I know your stated goal was to discourage the dregs of society from reproducing, but they wouldn’t get hit with that tax.

Maybe a national sales tax with the elimination income tax.

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not sure you can build a lean to shed for $150/sq ft

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Most of America outside of major cities.

Jacksonville AL. Theyre 100/sq ft.

Jacksonville NC on thr coast they're $150 now, but less than a decade ago they were$100.

Mckinney TX theyre $200/sq ft.

Andersonville GA $125/sq ft.

Lancaster KY 200

Lake city SC $85/sq ft

Thats just a few cities i picked randomly looking at a map and typing in realtor.

shitty homes are sometimes half of those prices.

People move to big cities to make an extra $30k a year and spend an extra 50K a year to live, its dumb as frick.

Which is my point, why would dumb people get more representation than people who live more modestly?

As long as people are expected to pay more into the system to support others, the only fair voting mechanism is you do not get to vote if you take out more than you put in.

I think that in order to vote one should’ve actually paid taxes in at least one of the preceding two years. Why should a net taker get a say in how public dollars are spent?

How many votes does bill gates and Oprah get? Enough to cancel out normal citizens?

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I hold some controversial views on voting.

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There’s nothing controversial about your ideas.

Mine are much more restrictive.

If you’re on welfare, no vote. Don’t pay federal income taxes, no vote.

Hell, I’d repeal the 19th Amendment if it were up to me. Women are too emotional and empathetic to vote.

Most of this debate would be moot if the federal government didn't wield the power that it does. Fix that, let states have more say on their own people and people and states will shake out differently.

Probably a different set of problems, but more controllable.




But also, only land owners or tax payers should be given a vote, not everyone.

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People move to big cities to make an extra $30k a year and spend an extra 50K a year to live, its dumb as frick.

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or move to Lake City, SC where they have no choice but to be on unemployment and welfare.

You’re an idiot

By population. Divided up per parish boundaries.