There’s a decent argument to be made for denying suffrage to anyone old enough to collect Social Security. Most are no longer working or raising children. Why should they create the future when they won’t be around to deal with the consequences?
Because we've lived thru the mistakes all the "think they know it all" young people have made so our wisdom is needed to keep things rolling properly. UK. Classic example.
... but has anyone ACTUALLY made such an argument?There’s a decent argument to be made for denying suffrage to anyone old enough to collect Social Security.
... but at least here in Florida, anyone of age 70 and up is exempt from jury duty.And jury duty... nobody working and trying to raise a family should be inconvenienced by that (nor the companies they work for). Retired people should be doing jury duty. Instead of voting, they can release their frustrations by sending young punks to the electric chair!
On the flip side... once you reach retirement age, I think you should no longer have to pay property taxes on primary residence and first car. Plus, no income tax on SS payments. Consider it payment for being on jury duty all the time.... but at least here in Florida, anyone of age 70 and up is exempt from jury duty.
On the flip side... once you reach retirement age, I think you should no longer have to pay property taxes on primary residence and first car. Plus, no income tax on SS payments. Consider it payment for being on jury duty all the time.
I'm not 100% sure either, although I know my retired neighbors bitch about having at least (medicaid or medicare, I forget which) withheld - after they paid into that all their working life too.I will never collect SS (and I am already 64) so I don't really follow all the rules on it, but they have to pay taxes on it? Wasn't the income already taxed while they were working? SS should be tax-free then.