Originally posted by Greatest I am
Should only taxpayers be allowed to vote?
No.
When Socrates and his friends were talking of voters, they were talking of land owners. In today’s terms, that means, ---- taxpayer. The core of
democracy.
Wrong. Apparently, you do not know what democracy is.
There are two types of citizens. The taxpayer and the taxtaker.
Wrong. A taxpayer is a taxtaker, and taxtaker is a taxpayer.
Once the taxpayer hands over his wealth, he loses control of where it is spent.
Wrong. The tax is not the person's wealth, that's the whole point.
And the taxpayer doesn't lose the control where it is being used as long as there is democracy.
This is counter to the taxpayer’s wishes.
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Why do taxpayers allow this situation and defer their right to spend their wealth to others?
Taxes allowed the taxpayer to gain the wealth. That's the whole point with taxes.
If taxtakers had done a good job with that wealth, I do not think any would complain. That is not the case.
In a democracy, one can be of any opinion about that. Also, i na democracy, things can be done if one is not happy.
Should those who pay the way of our society be the ones who decide where our wealth is spent?
No. That would not be a democracy.
Since the right to do so is tied to our vote, should only taxpayers be allowed to vote on spending issues?
No. That would not be a democracy.