Yes foreigners owning land should be allowed to vote. When
they become American citizens. :)
At 08:49 AM 8/31/2009, you wrote:
In defense of Ryan, the idea that
only landowners should be allowed to vote is so absurd that many would
consider that "racist". I took Ryan's reply to be merely mocking the
ignorance (and racist undertone) that only landowners should be given the
right to vote. Since we're pointing fingers and
all...
I fail to see the "racist undertone" in that
comment........ANYONE can be a landowner in the USA -- one does not even have to
be a citizen to own land here.
The truth is, I own land and real estate
in several states...and live and am allowed to vote in only one of them (none of
them are in the Chicago area <G>). Yet my tax dollars support those
other cities, counties and states.....but I am not allowed to vote on any of the
things that determine my taxes there.......
So, should I be allowed to
vote in each of those districts?
Or:
Should those who do
not pay property taxes - non-landowners (stop and think WHERE that tax money
goes; what it is used for), be allowed to vote on those very projects that use
MY money?
Do "renters" pay school taxes, fire taxes, community college
taxes, etc...??
It's a little more interesting when you write the checks
to the taxing authorities........and it becomes a pretty narrow line on who
should pay for, or use, or be taxed on some specific things......
Now
back to my first line: ANYONE can own land here -- so, based on my
argument above, should we allow foreigners to vote because they own land
here?
lyle tuttle