Gladys Posted March 10, 2006 Share Posted March 10, 2006 So we agree to disagree in a concurrent fashion? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoneWolf Posted March 10, 2006 Share Posted March 10, 2006 So we agree to disagree in a concurrent fashion? I think we are saying much the same thing except we are using different terminology. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manxchatterbox Posted July 12, 2006 Share Posted July 12, 2006 and I heard it was passed in Tynwald yesterday that 16 year olds get the vote....and in time for teh next election.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarahc Posted July 12, 2006 Share Posted July 12, 2006 Nice one. I was quite passionate about politics when I was 16. Was bored of it by 18. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manxchatterbox Posted July 12, 2006 Share Posted July 12, 2006 haven't seen anything about this having been reported in the Uk or international press....was probably the same when the IOM gave women the vote... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoneWolf Posted July 12, 2006 Share Posted July 12, 2006 haven't seen anything about this having been reported in the Uk or international press....was probably the same when the IOM gave women the vote... Yes ... we should have learned from that mistake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beckett Posted July 13, 2006 Share Posted July 13, 2006 and I heard it was passed in Tynwald yesterday that 16 year olds get the vote....and in time for teh next election.... Supprised it's not made the news tbh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simonquine Posted July 13, 2006 Share Posted July 13, 2006 As a 17 year old, I am personally quite interested in politics and glad that I will be able to vote come November's election. I want to raise a few points though; 1. The way I see it, if you're old enough to pay taxes (16 years old), then you should be allowed to have a say in how the money is spent, and who is spending it. 2. There are a lot of people in the age bracket 18+ who are equally as irresponsible (possibly more so) than the majority of 16 and 17 year olds and they are allowed to vote. How is it possibly going to have an effect on the grand scale introducing another 2 years worth of voters. 3. Finally...If a 16 or 17 has no interest in politics then they simply won't register to vote. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hboy Posted July 13, 2006 Share Posted July 13, 2006 haven't seen anything about this having been reported in the Uk or international press....was probably the same when the IOM gave women the vote... Well it was reported on the BBC yesterday. And when first announced it was picked up by: The BBC: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/is...man/4690678.stm The Guardian: http://politics.guardian.co.uk/apathy/stor...1704879,00.html RTE: http://www.rte.ie/news/2006/0207/isleofman.html The Scotsman: http://news.scotsman.com/opinion.cfm?id=208912006 and many more ... maybe you should read more. In addition: the IOM gave women the vote in 1881 and I seriously doubt it needed the publicity in those days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoneWolf Posted July 13, 2006 Share Posted July 13, 2006 1. The way I see it, if you're old enough to pay taxes (16 years old), then you should be allowed to have a say in how the money is spent, and who is spending it. Voting wont allow you to do that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lard Posted July 13, 2006 Share Posted July 13, 2006 Oh to be 16 and totally fucjen naive about politics again . . . ignorance was bliss. yep we thought we could change the world Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
localyokel Posted July 13, 2006 Share Posted July 13, 2006 Oh to be 16 and totally fucjen naive about politics again . . . ignorance was bliss. yep we thought we could change the world Absolutely ... There is something wrong with this generation at 16 you should be more concerned with sex and booze than voting ... the young people of today take themselves far too seriously. I must say though that its nice to hear all those wonderfully naive comments like "if you're old enough to pay taxes then you should be allowed to have a say in how the money is spent, and who is spending it" I was like that at 16 too but life teaches you a great deal .... and if you want to vote believing that it gives you a say in things like what money is spent by who, who can argue ... but just bear in mind that life is all about experience and by 30 we know damn well that they'll be the same ones posting that nothing ever changes and what an idiot their MHK is. Oh to be that age again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RC-Drift.com Posted July 13, 2006 Share Posted July 13, 2006 You should be able to vote when you start paying income tax Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alias Posted July 13, 2006 Share Posted July 13, 2006 You can start paying income tax at any age, even under 16 years of age. It depends on how much you earn, not your age. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexMcC Posted July 14, 2006 Share Posted July 14, 2006 From what I can tell people in my age group with either have some understanding of whats happening and possibly vote, or won't care and won't vote. I can't really see a massive rush of 16/17 yr old's at the polls in November, but I could be wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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