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Originally Posted by edslunch
The trade off to vote is not tax obligations. Tax obligations are the trade off to earn money here. Citizenship is the trade off to vote. Full stop.
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Yes, that's how it is in Canada now. The debate is why, and does it need to be that way, and what benefits and drawbacks exist. The wiki page on this has lots of info and how other countries do it.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-citizen_suffrage
I think it's ok to discuss these things before cementing an opinion and being entirely inflexible. Full stop.
