I say it should be different for the two houses, to combat the problem of, "Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what is for lunch.":
If the total net tax someone paid during a term (property+state+federal-public assistance-bankrutcy relief) is zero or less, that person should only be able to vote for candidates for the house of representatives, one vote per person, but not get to vote for senators.
People who did make net tax payments should also get one vote per person for the house of representatives,
but should get multiple ballots proportional to their net tax amount when voting for the other house of congress. Take their net tax amount, divide it by 1/3 the median net tax amount, round it to the nearest whole number, and that is how many ballots you get at the polls, and they tell you the number when you get your income tax return so you have 6 months to dispute it if you want.
For state and local elections it is the same, except for state it does not matter how much federal tax you paid, and for local it does not matter how much state or federal tax you paid.
So if you write almost everything off as a business expense, or if you just live primarily on wellfare, you don't get as many votes in the senate as the computer programmer who paid a lot more taxes.
Everyone gets one vote in elections for the house of representatives. And a majority of both houses is needed to pass a law. Maybe even 55% of both is needed.
What do you guys think?
If the total net tax someone paid during a term (property+state+federal-public assistance-bankrutcy relief) is zero or less, that person should only be able to vote for candidates for the house of representatives, one vote per person, but not get to vote for senators.
People who did make net tax payments should also get one vote per person for the house of representatives,
but should get multiple ballots proportional to their net tax amount when voting for the other house of congress. Take their net tax amount, divide it by 1/3 the median net tax amount, round it to the nearest whole number, and that is how many ballots you get at the polls, and they tell you the number when you get your income tax return so you have 6 months to dispute it if you want.
For state and local elections it is the same, except for state it does not matter how much federal tax you paid, and for local it does not matter how much state or federal tax you paid.
So if you write almost everything off as a business expense, or if you just live primarily on wellfare, you don't get as many votes in the senate as the computer programmer who paid a lot more taxes.
Everyone gets one vote in elections for the house of representatives. And a majority of both houses is needed to pass a law. Maybe even 55% of both is needed.
What do you guys think?