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Mike in Bremerton, WA
Friday, September 28, 2012 at 2:47 PM
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At the time of the fouding of our nation, the requirement to "own property" was fairly lax, and most voters qualified. (And, at the time, there was no gigantic government teat for people to suck off of.)
I would think it fair that to receive welfare (handouts, unearned), one would forfit the right to cast a ballot to elect those who could offer to buy their votes by passing laws to increase the size of that government teat. Retirees living on earned pensions, social security recipients, etc. would still be entitled to the franchise. But somehow, this idea that someone can be a welfare recipient, live off of food stamps, in government housing, have no skin in the game - and then vote for politicians who promise to make the entitlement hammock even more comfortable is offensive to those who work!