eflatminor
Classical Liberal
- May 24, 2011
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It used to be only property owners were authorized to vote.
Since there was no direct tax on income, the tax payers were those that paid property taxes. They also tended to be business owners, who also paid taxes. They had their skin in the game...and there was no welfare state. Made sense for the time.
Wouldn't suck now.