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16 year olds should legally be allowed to vote in my opinion (lemmy.ca)
submitted 1 year ago by TrenGoblin@lemmy.ca to c/canadapolitics@lemmy.ca
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Seriously it really grinds my gears that the Canadian government thinks that 16 years olds are mature and intelligent enough to drive a car, work a full-time job, pay taxes, apply for a passport, and are able to live independently on their own without a parent or guardian if they want to and get married with parent consent.

But when it comes to voting the Canadian thinks 16 year olds are not mature and intelligent enough to vote. Its completely ridiculous in my opinion.

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[โ€“] TrenGoblin@lemmy.ca -5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If you ideally want a healthier generation. it would be better if crigrites, alcohol and all recreational drugs are illegal in Canada so that we wouldn't have to deal with the long-term financial burden of supporting sick or hospitalized people.

And I think parents that overfeed their child with alot of food everyday are morally a bad person and should be put in prison for child abuse in my opinion because childern 13 and under do not know the long term social ramifications of obesity. They don't know that they could potentially get a heart attack and die if they continue to stuff their face with food everyday.

[โ€“] m0darn@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago

And I think parents that overfeed their child with alot of food everyday are morally a bad person and should be put in prison for child abuse

I agreed that 16 year olds should be allowed to vote until I read this sentence. Congrats on poisoning your own well.