Many arguments have been sparked, due to the fact that many politicians believe that lowering the voting age would increase the percentages of voting participants. As a modern day 17 year old, I disagree. Many children my age aren't really all that interested in politics. Some of us are naive when it comes to the topic of politics. We are more interested in what's going on in celebrity news, not things that concern tax wages and health benefits. Instead of lowering the voting age, I think it should be higher. In 2012 the U.S. Census reported that only 38% of voters who range in ages 18-24 actually bothered to vote. While the pertcentage of older voters who participated was 70%. Since we have a higher percentage of older participants
