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A near impossible literacy test Louisiana used to suppress the black vote

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244 points rcarmo | 1 comments | 21 Oct 24 21:29 UTC | HN request time: 0.203s | source
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valval ◴[22 Oct 24 07:16 UTC] No.41911957[source]▶
I think the weight of your vote should come from the amount of taxes you pay, up to some cap. Can someone explain to me like I’m 12 why this is a bad idea?
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1. ossobuco ◴[22 Oct 24 14:20 UTC] No.41914591[source]▶
If you want a plutocracy then that's how you'd do it.

Spoiler: the weight your vote is already determined by your worth, billionaires can lobby governments, average people can't.