What separates them from adults? Because children don't pay taxes? Newsflash, they do pay taxes.

This always rubbed me wrong. I know in the grand scheme of things my vote doesn't really affect anything, but wasn't America's independence sparked by the outrage of being taxed without representation in the legislature? Why should 16-year-old me shell out a chunk of my paycheck if I can't participate in a citizen's civic duties?

Quote from: HurtfulTurkey on February 14, 2015, 03:47:51 PM

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What separates them from adults? Because children don't pay taxes? Newsflash, they do pay taxes.

This always rubbed me wrong. I know in the grand scheme of things my vote doesn't really affect anything, but wasn't America's independence sparked by the outrage of being taxed without representation in the legislature? Why should 16-year-old me shell out a chunk of my paycheck if I can't participate in a citizen's civic duties?

You fucking pay taxes while you're a minor?

Oh, in saying that, the government did tax the interest on my savings a few years back.

Yeah, you pay taxes on any income. To be fair, since I didn't make much I was in the lowest tax bracket and I got a lot of it back in refunds.

Quote from: HurtfulTurkey on February 14, 2015, 04:29:33 PM

Yeah, you pay taxes on any income.

You don't have like a. . . tax-exempt personal allowance?

Well you do, in the lowest tax bracket you get the taxes from a certain amount refunded back.