Yes foreigners owning land should be allowed to vote. When they become
American citizens. :)
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At 08:49 AM 8/31/2009, you wrote:
In defense of Ryan, the idea that only landowners should be allowed to vote
is so absurd that many would consider that "racist". I took Ryan's reply to
be merely mocking the ignorance (and racist undertone) that only landowners
should be given the right to vote. Since we're pointing fingers and all...
I fail to see the "racist undertone" in that comment........ANYONE can be a
landowner in the USA -- one does not even have to be a citizen to own land
here.
The truth is, I own land and real estate in several states...and live and am
allowed to vote in only one of them (none of them are in the Chicago area
<G>). Yet my tax dollars support those other cities, counties and
states.....but I am not allowed to vote on any of the things that determine
my taxes there.......
So, should I be allowed to vote in each of those districts?
Or:
Should those who do not pay property taxes - non-landowners (stop and think
WHERE that tax money goes; what it is used for), be allowed to vote on those
very projects that use MY money?
Do "renters" pay school taxes, fire taxes, community college taxes, etc...??
It's a little more interesting when you write the checks to the taxing
authorities........and it becomes a pretty narrow line on who should pay
for, or use, or be taxed on some specific things......
Now back to my first line: ANYONE can own land here -- so, based on my
argument above, should we allow foreigners to vote because they own land
here?
lyle tuttle
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