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Taxes.
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Im just wondering, who came up with the idea of paying taxes at 16 when you cant vote until 18? People could be paying taxes to a government that they do not support, but cannot even vote out of office.
Should voting be reducded to 16? To give the few that would bother to vote :rolleyes: a chance to have there say?
Should it left as it is?
Or should people start paying taxes at 18?
(Now ive started thinking about it i can think of lots of odd age things....theyll be later;) )
Should voting be reducded to 16? To give the few that would bother to vote :rolleyes: a chance to have there say?
Should it left as it is?
Or should people start paying taxes at 18?
(Now ive started thinking about it i can think of lots of odd age things....theyll be later;) )
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i think so, if your in employment though you can get some thing to get off it for part time work.
Cant get unemployment benifit til 18 either though?
If you work and are not in full time education, then yes.
You have to pay tax regardless of if you are in full time education or not, if you earn over the threshold for income tax, which currently stands at about £78 a week. If you only work three hours after school for one day a week, but earn £30/hour, you are still liable for income tax- the threshold is £4600 gross.
As for the voiting issue, I think that if you earn over £4600 in a year then you should be entitled to the vote, regardless of age. The Americans were right (even if the quote was never uttered): taxation without representation is tyrrany. If it happened in Iraq itd be an abuse of human rights :rolleyes: