Should voting rights match a person’s legal responsibilities?

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I believe that the voting age is a very important point for society, I think voting rights should match legal responsibilites. If the government considers aomeone old enough to work, pay taxes, and follow adult laws, they should also have the right to vote. The firts example is people who work, are paying for public services so they must need to vote. The second example is a person is either an adult with full rights, or a minor protected by the state. I've chose these because if you have adult duties you should have voting. People who disagrees think just people who work and pay taxes doesn't mean they have the knowledge to vote because they've never done it before, so they need to gain experience. However I think the older people didn't have experience either but there's always a first time. And if you work like an adult, you could vote as an adult. In conclusion, people who work and pay taxes should have the right to vote.

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