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THE GOVERNMENT OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCED THAT THEY ARE LOWERING THE VOTING AGE TO 16!! I AM ABSOLUTELY SHAKING BECAUSE WE ACTUALLY DID IT. STAY VIGILANT TO ENSURE THEY FOLLOW THROUGH ON THIS PROMISE!

March 31, 2009

No taxation without representation!

No taxation without representation!

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Started by Anonymous 17 years, 7 months ago
IN the United Kingdom, the legal voting age is 18 years old. In the United Kingdom, the legal age to start paying income tax is 16 years old; this means that in the United Kingdom, you pay money to a government you legally cannot vote for! Sign this petition to have the voting age lowered to 16 or the Income Tax age raised to 18, and help make Britain a better democracy. - Claire Bywalec.

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Reached 100 supporters

February 7, 2009

6 Comments

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Holly Anderson
17 years ago Featured

Should have been changed years ago. Its ridiculous.

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Sarah Cooper
17 years ago Featured

Total daylight robbery honestly. If i'm old enough to fund the government then i'm old enough to have a vote.

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Jamie Schwartz
17 years ago Featured

Its not fair. Im 17 and work 30 hours a week at the cafe but have absolutely zero say on who runs the country.

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Chloe Lee
17 years ago Featured

Exactly. They expect us to be adults when it comes to the pay check but treat us like children when it comes to the ballot box.

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David Hudson
17 years ago Featured

Lower the age to 16. Young people these days know way more about what is happening than half the adults I know anyway.

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Mark Taylor
17 years ago Featured

Fix this now. Taxation without representation is exactly why people my age are turning away from politics.