There should be a maximum voting age

You’re the reason we should raise the minimum age.

Someone over 70 like my parents payed over 45 years of income tax. I feel they are more than entightled in having a say in things.

What is it that younger voters contribute that older ones don’t?

Boy are you naive.You need to get off your high horse. Seniors worked their derrière off to get where they are (and for their kids) and have contributed more to society than you’ll ever know at your age...and still do. We didn’t sit around all day with our face in games and mooch off our parents. We actually searched and found ways to be productive in society and be contributors. We found our own jobs. We deserve much respect. We built America!

Because they put their lives into society.

Oh wow!! Holy sh!t!! I cannot believe that I just read this!?!? Surely you’re only joking?? Just trying to garner some attention by making trite, flippant, & asinine remarks like this? This is ABSOLUTELY THE STUPIDEST F$&KING COMMENT that I’ve ever had the dissatisfaction of reading on this site. Surely, you are just a troll? Just GOTTA BE. For the record, people over 70 have MORE than “paid their dues” to society. They’ve paid their share of taxes, for which now they should be able to reap the rewards. They have voted & been leaders themselves. Fought for our freedom on foreign shores. Made inventions that have revolutionized the world. Guess what? This internet by which we are now communicating?? Created by people who are now in their 70s. Too many inventions & technology to even comprehend was created by people that YOU find to be “obsolete”?? RIDICULOUS!! They’ve had gainful employment & reared children, who have now (OBVIOUSLY) reared simple minded twits, such as yourself!! By the way, exactly how old are you? 18? 19? And y’all WONDER why people hate “millennials”!?!? That is completely understandable. I did a bunch of dumb sh!t back in my day. However, disrespecting my elders was NEVER one of them. Because even my young bravado knew it’s limits, and I was always aware of the wisdom possessed by my elders. And on that note, I will leave you with something to consider before BLOCKING your STUPID @$$. (No, I am certainly NOT scared of debate with you or anyone else. However, I will NOT engage in a “war of wits” with you, when you obviously have 0 weapons. Your stupidity can NOT be alleviated, and you must continue to suffer from your brain wasting infirmity on your own. Continually attempting to educate a fool with no possibility of success insures that the teacher becomes a fool as well. And I’ll not be a part of that).

Nevertheless, the old saying is paraphrased as such: When you are a teenager & young adult, you THINK that you have all the ANSWERS. When you grow up & actually become an adult, you REALIZE that not only did you NOT have all the answers, you did NOT even know all the QUESTIONS!! I realize that makes absolutely NO sense to you NOW (as it didn’t to me either 30 years ago). But ONE DAY it will. And it is for THAT DAY and for THOSE REASONS that the people over 70 are VITAL to having a voice in our democracy. Good luck & Heaven help us!!

What makes you think people over 70 dont contribute? If your issue is with people who don't contribute, what about someone who is 20 and doesn't contribute? What about people who not only don't contribute, but suck money/resources out of society?

I think only white rich property owning men should vote. That eliminates the stupid twits that don't deserve to vote.

They contribute understanding and wisdom, gained through many years of experience with many things. Many of them remember our country going through things similar to things that we're going through now, though of course some things are different now.

Oh, and one more thing. How old was Ronald Reagan when he took office, and how old was he when he left office? In my opinion, he's the last truly great president our country has had. Thanks in large part to his tax cuts, our country enjoyed a major economic boom during most of his presidency, and he also put a great deal of pressure on Russia to tear down the Berlin Wall, through his policy of peace through strength, which eventually resulted in the fall of the Iron Curtain.

You could’ve just gotten a balloon instead of posting this. 😉

Spoken like someone without the wisdom of maturity.

Medical science just know that it takes a certain age for brain to develop so that the person is mature enough to take mature decisions. But the opposite is not true, we can't say that the ability to take decision will expire at certain age. It can't be true for everyone.

I think you are right, people over maybe 65 don't care about most of the issues, the same should apply to politicians, nobody over 60 should be eunning for any office because they don't usually care about the future and they don't want to

On the other side, I think the vote should count more as you get older. Elderly people are much less likely to get fooled by any snake-oil seller.

Yes...I think up to 25 or over should vote. not Teenagers unlike....FUCKING CALIFORNIA >:(

Sorry little one. But not only have our over 70's contributed more to this country than the 18 to 26 yo. They have made this country the great nation it is. You know, the so many want to come to for a better life.

As far as I'm concerned it always has and will always be their right to vote for as long as they live.

The right to vote is a basic human right, not a privilege given for the work someone does.

The OP sounds like she's about 12 years old.

Complete crap.

No. But I agree with some others that it should be raised a bit.

well I think the voting age should be raised

i am ok with that.. but why stop there, might aswell just euthanize all people over 70.

No, but some sort of cognitive function test might make sense.

and where would the schools and colleges get their money if it were not for the old people

He still pays taxes. No taxation without representation.

They earned that right and it still affects them.

Once ur over 18 ur able to vote

[c=#008099]Well if 70 year olds don't contribute anything more to society as you say, would you object to the government returning the 40% of earned income they pay in direct taxation from their pension plans? After all, if they don't contribute anything but money to society, then why not give that tax money back to them if you consider their vote to be irrelevant?[/c]