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I don't think such a proposal would get any support. I'm not even sure it's a good idea. But I do think it is a useful gedankenexperiment. The political franchise should not be given to those with no skin in the game.

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I think that's one of the arguments for originally only allowing property owners to vote.

You have reinvented Jim Crow laws, one of our greatest national shames. The fact that you think this is OK is fucking horrifying.

I meant this in the same vein as Swift's "Modest Proposal" to prompt discussion. You can be less fucking horrified.

So you were just trolling. Why bother?

A Modest Proposal was humorously highlighting a real problem.

I am sincere in my attempt to humorously highlight a real problem.

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