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Re:Voting age to be lowered to 16 in UK by next general elec... by tsimionescu on Thursday July 17, 2025 @10:11AM (#44593664)
That is irrelevant. If a 5-year old wins some competition, they will pay taxes on that money. That doesn't mean we should give 5-year olds the vote, does it? Also, plenty of non-tax related laws apply to children - why should they not get to vote on Education or Healthcare, for example?

Also, while some 16-year olds work and pay taxes, the majority do not. So a blanket right to vote is not justified even by this strange criterion.

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