Lower the Voting Age to 16, to Drive Climate Action

I used to think that lowering the voting age would be a good thing as it would make my own country more democratic. How wrong and naive I was. Young people tend to have little to lose so they always take maximalist positions – to hell with the consequences. Age mellows a person and as one builds up a life, property, and status, one tends to put a little more thought into choices. Lots of young voters make politicians pander to those very loud but irresponsible voices. This tilts politics towards the extremes. I would argue that no one who has not paid taxes in his life should be able to vote. Skin in the game is an important concept. 

SMH: Lower the Voting Age to 16, to Drive Climate Action

Two secondary school Greta minions have demanded the vote, so they can push aside all the older climate action blockers. But there is a reason we don’t allow kids to vote.

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