sleeper;984987 wrote:Do you really want to live in a country where dumb people make decisions?
You SHOULD have to take a test before you bring a kid into the world. I'm still waiting for that test. Solve our overpopulation problem right away.gut;985151 wrote:Really, you have to pass a written and driving test to get your license, but you don't even have to be able to read to vote.
I AM the .01%GoPens;985171 wrote:99.99% of the people on this site think you're an ignorant moron. Should you be denied the right to vote?
Actually, GDP growth has been pretty convincingly shown to be linked with population growth (particularly of the working age segment of population). So if your goal is to kill economic growth, then your solution is an excellent one. And to the inevitable response I say "the world needs ditch diggers, too". Besides, someone has to grow-up to be the OWS protestor of tomorrow.GoPens;985171 wrote:You SHOULD have to take a test before you bring a kid into the world. I'm still waiting for that test. Solve our overpopulation problem right away.
Pretty sure it's illegal to own an unregistered gun.Con_Alma;985169 wrote:Those requirements are to purchase and register a new gun. Isn't it legal to buy a gun from your neighbor and own it? Does it then have to be registered to you?
Maybe LJ can answer my questions.
I'd say GDP/Capita is a lot more important than overall GDP.gut;985190 wrote:Actually, GDP growth has been pretty convincingly shown to be linked with population growth (particularly of the working age segment of population). So if your goal is to kill economic growth, then your solution is an excellent one. And to the inevitable response I say "the world needs ditch diggers, too". Besides, someone has to grow-up to be the OWS protestor of tomorrow.
Thanks.gut;985192 wrote:Pretty sure it's illegal to own an unregistered gun.
And what do you think happens with a shrinking workforce? The precise issue is as your retired population increases you need the workforce to increase to support the same GDP/capita (non-workers don't earn and don't produce). Even if replacement were 1:1 you'd still have contraction with people living longer.ernest_t_bass;985193 wrote:I'd say GDP/Capita is a lot more important than overall GDP.
It is completely legal to own unregistered handguns, rifles, and shotguns in Ohio.gut;985192 wrote:Pretty sure it's illegal to own an unregistered gun.
Agreed. Why someone who can't graduate high school should be able to vote, usually for someone who is going to offer more welfare and medicare, is stupid.sleeper;985012 wrote:So you prefer to have dumb people have a say in shaping America? I just want to protect this country from the idiots pushing for legislation that is detrimental to this country in the long run. If you can't locate Oklahoma on a map, then you shouldn't be voting. If you don't know what diminishing returns are, you shouldn't be voting. If you can't balance a checkbook, you shouldn't be voting. If you can't name the amendment that protects the right to bear arms, you shouldn't be voting.
That's all I'm trying to say.
My point was more in line with ignorant parents having kids they don't give a shit about and have no interest in raising, but thanks for the economics lesson.gut;985190 wrote:Actually, GDP growth has been pretty convincingly shown to be linked with population growth (particularly of the working age segment of population). So if your goal is to kill economic growth, then your solution is an excellent one. And to the inevitable response I say "the world needs ditch diggers, too". Besides, someone has to grow-up to be the OWS protestor of tomorrow.
While you're at it... lets make it so only white land owners can vote.HitsRus;985840 wrote:If we are actually going to discuss criteria for voting rights, perhaps it's not education that should determine one's right to vote, but how much you contribute to society/government. One of the main beotches of the founders was that they were being taxed without representation....maybe the converse is true....that if you are not paying any taxes, you shouldn't have any representation. In other words, if you don't pay taxes, and live off the dole (other people's taxes) you don't get to vote. You shouldn't get to vote on the government spending other people's money. You shouldn't get to vote on what you are entitled to if you haven't contributed. All one would need to vote would be last years 1040 showing that you paid income tax.
Some exceptions can be made. Seniors over 65 can 'vest' their voting rights with 25+ years of productive contributions. Students and temporary economic hardship exceptions could be granted voting rights for a short strictly defined period.
