tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post4707859052016871888..comments2024-03-22T11:55:50.335+13:00Comments on Not PC: That’s democracy, DavidPeter Cresswellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10699845031503699181noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-80065494659018404392014-09-17T14:45:40.629+12:002014-09-17T14:45:40.629+12:00There are far too many people on both sides whose ...<i> There are far too many people on both sides whose position on this issue is being driven by party (tribal) allegiances rather than principle</i><br /><br />Quite right, and on any position in life, really. When you identify with a group, like left or right, rich, poor, gay, straight etc.; when everyone is singing from the same hymn book there is no reality check.<br /><br />That is why I think Greenwald and Co have done us a favour, even though I can't stand Dotcom.Ruthnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-85345228353788341702014-09-17T13:54:40.746+12:002014-09-17T13:54:40.746+12:00Mr Lineberry,
Those numbers are arbitrary, and I...Mr Lineberry, <br /><br />Those numbers are arbitrary, and I'll counter them with a this: Your vote counts proportional to your nett tax contribution. i.e a higher (productive) earner will get a bigger say, due to their higher contribution in taxes.<br /><br />Kind of a "He who pays the piper..." scenarioDolfnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-85802929151840750332014-09-17T13:54:29.372+12:002014-09-17T13:54:29.372+12:00Voting should be reserved for those who have produ...Voting should be reserved for those who have produced a minimum $1 million in wealth by their own creative efforts supplying goods or services to satisfy the demands of other individuals in the market, and/or $100,000 in income per year doing same.<br /><br />There. Fixed it.<br /><br />Amit<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-16086062005939199452014-09-17T11:16:27.379+12:002014-09-17T11:16:27.379+12:00Before the 1832 Reform Act these problems never oc...Before the 1832 Reform Act these problems never occurred; said it a million times before how things would greatly improve if we disenfranchised poor people.<br /><br />Voting should be reserved for those with either a minimum $1 million in net assets, and/or $100,000 in incomeMr Lineberrynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-79436504848081360302014-09-17T11:00:01.231+12:002014-09-17T11:00:01.231+12:00Agreed. There are far too many people on both sid...Agreed. There are far too many people on both sides whose position on this issue is being driven by party (tribal) allegiances rather than principle. MarkThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06199883270652041621noreply@blogger.com