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16 year olds should legally be allowed to vote in my opinion (lemmy.ca)

submitted 6 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Seriously it really grinds my gears that the Canadian government thinks that 16 years olds are mature and intelligent enough to drive a car, work a full-time job, pay taxes, apply for a passport, and are able to live independently on their own without a parent or guardian if they want to and get married with parent consent.

But when it comes to voting the Canadian thinks 16 year olds are not mature and intelligent enough to vote. Its completely ridiculous in my opinion.

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[–] [email protected] 26 points 6 months ago (8 children)

If you're paying taxes, you should have a say in where it's spent.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago (7 children)

Exactly it's completely fucking ridiculous that 16 years old are legally able to pay for taxes, drive a car. But can't legally be allowed to vote until they are 18.

A 16 year old and 18 year old both have the same level of maturity. So if 18 years old are allowed to vote then I think 16 year old should also legally be allowed to vote.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

A 16 year old and 18 year old both have the same level of maturity

Biologically this is not true. People's brains are still in development until the mid-20s

[–] [email protected] -2 points 6 months ago

Even still I don't see any difference at all between a 16-year-old and a 18 year old. So they should have the right to vote in my opinion because 16 years old are already driving cars and paying for taxes in Canada.

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