The editor ran another one of my letters… Thought you’d like it too:
Only taxpayers should have right to vote
I never thought I’d advocate higher taxes, but I read an alarming statistic that less than 50 percent of our population pays any income taxes.
Here’s an idea to consider as deficits swell in our nation: “No Representation without Taxation” implemented this way, if you file a tax return, and pay even just $1 in tax, this entitles you to vote. No tax, no vote.
Our country was founded on the idea that there is linkage between productive participation and having a say.
Taxation without representation would have been far less compelling if the colonialists weren’t paying taxes?
This might seem harsh, but everyone would be given the choice, file a tax return and send in at least one buck. Being a contributor to our society should come with privileges.
Don’t mistake my suggestion for “selling votes.” It’s just the opposite, we just won’t give them away as charity.
The right to vote is too freely entitled today, and for those who have it only a small percentage use it. Marketers know, what is given for free is valued less than those things we pay for.
Plus, with 350 million U.S. citizens, $1 each would raise hundreds of millions in needed tax revenue from newly committed voters.
Bob Waun
Birmingham
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