Right To Vote

The right to vote is something that has been in this country since the beginning. The country was founded on having a choice and we get to express that through voting. The legal voting age is 18. Many think that the age should be changed, but what should they change it to. Some say to raise it and some say to lower it. I don’t think it should be age but contribution to society. Many young people think they have the knowledge they need in order to vote. Some of them do. Kids nowadays have there eyes on elections more than ever. In the age of social media teens see everything that's going on in this country. Some kids pay better attention to elections and other news because they’re constantly on social media and see stuff everyday. Social media

Why is it that adults who don’t even care can go vote on stuff that doesn’t affect them and young people have to suffer the consequences. A lot of adults who have the right to vote don’t even go to vote. Lowering the age so that teens can vote would raise the voter turnout making it so that more voices are heard. People will say that most kids are too immature and that they get too emotional about stuff. While some kids can get too wrapped up in emotions adults can be the same way. If most adults won’t even go vote then why can’t teens have a say in what happens in this country. While some kids are too immature a lot of adults are too. Some adults that can vote don’t even make it as far through high school as most kids are already. A lot of kids have summer jobs or other work they do. While some of the kids only do yard work or babysitting others do real jobs. With these real jobs most of these kids pay taxes. Why even base voting off of age. There are adults right now that avoid going to work and just take welfare checks to get buy and don’t pay a dime in taxes. Why should they be able to vote what those taxes are spent on and not me. If I pay taxes why does someone who doesn’t get a say in what is done with