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Re: Voting Age Lowered To 16 In The UK
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Originally Posted by Maggy
As a retired secondary school teacher I am in favour of giving 16 year olds the vote because in my experience they are no worse at picking whom to vote for than a 70/80/90/100 year old. Any younger I think they should be able to continue to have a childhood of sorts.
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What was wrong with my argument that the two years between 16 and 18 are significant? 18 year olds have either the advantage of 2 years of education or 2 years of work. The 16 year old has no such advantage.
As to the older voters, that surely should not be a consideration in the debate as to whether or not the vote should be given to a 16 year old. Older people, btw, are wiser and have depth of perspective. You too.
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