Those damn kids wanting to be part of civic engagement! *shakes fist wildly*https://twitter.com/OrwellNGoode/status/983742462589128705 …
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1. A 12 year old & a 16 year old don't have similar cognitive development 2. Do you think the average US adult know more about history, econ, or gov than a 16 year old? 3. 45% adults have a tax rate of 0 or negative & that's not a criteria for voting.
https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/encyclopedia/content.aspx?ContentTypeID=1&ContentID=3051 … Teens don't fully develop their logical capabilities at 16. Not even until 25 but we set the age for adulthood and personal responsibility at 18 so it's fair to allow voting at that age.
The difference is in impulse control, which doesn't apply to voting. 18 is arbitrary. If you're ok with 18, despite them having lower impulse control than a 25 year old, then why not let 16 year old vote too? https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-06/sfri-lby060811.php …http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-steinberg-lower-voting-age-20141104-story.html …
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