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

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319 points rcarmo | 1 comments | 21 Oct 24 21:29 UTC | HN request time: 0s | 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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INTPenis ◴[22 Oct 24 07:50 UTC] No.41912140[source]▶
Can you explain to me why votes should be weighted differently at all?
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1. valval ◴[23 Oct 24 05:49 UTC] No.41922184[source]▶
Progressive taxation dictates that more productive people take on more responsibility for running society than less productive people.