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Yes, any citizen that pays taxes should be allowed to vote

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 @9H86VJ8 from Nebraska  agreed…3yrs3Y

Any citizen that pays taxes should be allowed to vote. If they are contributing their earnings to the government, they should have a say in who will be enforcing decisions for their country.

 @BDSV447 from California  agreed…4wks4W

Within the United States, citizens of the America have guaranteed rights such as voting. Thus, if a citizen pays their share within a society, they have a say in the future of our nation.

 @B93WWVQ from Washington  agreed…6mos6MO

Our forefathers created this country on the idea of “no taxation without representation.” It should be maintained that anybody who the populous/government benefits off of (in the form of taxes) should then benefit from the government (gain rights under that populous/government. Those are some of the most foundational ideas of our nation, and infringing upon them leads down a slippery slope.

 @B8VCKTC from Oregon  agreed…7mos7MO

"No taxation without representation". Can someone truly be represented if they cannot vote for those people?

 @B7G56G3 from Washington  agreed…9mos9MO

People who are old enough to contribute to the country should be old enough to vote for policies that will effect them.

 @9H3BT78  from Nevada  agreed…3yrs3Y

If we allow anyone who pays taxes to vote, it will enforce taxation with representation which was the foundation of America. It would also diversify political views and hone in the government for future generations.

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 @ISIDEWITH submitted…2yrs2Y

Elizabeth Warren Walks Back Murder Comments

Congressional Democrats broadly denounced the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson Friday morning, after Republicans started accusing Sen. Elizabeth Warren of excusing violence.“No one's condoning this,” said Rep. Brad Schneider (D-Ill.). “Violence never is the right answer for anything. And it was a horrible murder, a tragic loss for his family.” Warren this week condemned the shooting, but added that people “can be pushed only so far.”"We'll say it over and over," Warren said on MSNBC’S “The ReidOut.” " Violence is never the answer. This guy [Luigi Mangione] gets a trial who's allegedly killed the CEO of UnitedHealth, but you can only push people so far, and then they start to take matters into their own hands."In a statement to POLITICO, Warren said, “Violence is never the answer. Period. I should have been much clearer that there is never a justification for murder.” Top Republicans denounced Warren's comments and the walked-back rhetoric, with House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) calling it “inappropriate and dangerous.”Some House Democrats asked about the incident on Thursday pivoted the conversation to discuss policy options on health care or gun safety.“I don't really know that this is really a space that Congress normally weighs in on,” said Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas). “But at the end of the day, I think it’s an opportunity, because now people are talking about health care and to talk about the fact that this industry has honestly not been as helpful as it could be.”“Violence is never the answer,” said Rep. Troy Carter (D-La.). “We know that there are people suffering, there’s great challenges in healthcare. There's great challenges, and people have, in fact, been wronged, but a process of governance is the way to address that, not violence.”And Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) who denounced the murder, said the killer should be prosecuted and that “I do know that allegedly a ghost gun was used, and we should also ban ghost guns. There's no reason for them beyond the streets.”

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