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Reply to "Lowering Voting Age to 16, Regardless of Immigration Status - Rockville"
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[quote=Anonymous]I'm actually obsessed with this idea. At 16 years, a lot of people are eligible for jobs that pay enough that they are taxed. They are in environments (school) where they are able to learn about civics and develop opinions on issues. They have teachers who can encourage active civic participation. This will lead to new priorities and will balance out the fact that the largest population of voters tends to be older, and to candidates who will be younger. It also leads to life-long voters who are more likely to stay engaged in the electoral process and not opt out, or vote for the worst-best choice, or to consider running themselves. I'm GenX and I'm a very strong member of one political party, but I think the long term benefits of allowing younger voters would have such a substantial impact for improvements and balance in our policies and policy outcomes. [/quote]
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