Teenagers in America live in a double standard. Teenagers live under laws and contribute to our country, yet they aren't given the right to vote. Teenagers do almost ask the same things as adults and don't have the power to decide what happens on this country. 16 and 17 year olds should have the right to vote because they are informed about issues, work and pay taxes, and their are many benefits to lowering the voting age.
Teenagers are informed about issues. Saying teenagers are dumb and they shouldn't vote is an misinformed statement. Teenagers in american high schools take courses on history, government, and economics.(NYRA) When high school students took the “We the People Constitutional Law Program,” they scored higher than people aged …show more content…
Teenagers work. 80% of teenagers work at some point before graduation and 61% of all teenagers, 16 and above, work during the school year.(NYRA) All these teenagers who work are paying taxes. Their taxes are the same as every other American’s. They go towards infrastructure, Medicare and Medicaid, schools, law enforcement, and everything else the government pays for. The reason we vote is because our tax dollars fund the government. We contribute to the economy with our jobs and purchases. If teenagers do these things as well, why shouldn't the be able to …show more content…
It's a double standard for them to do all these things the same as adults and not have the basic right to vote. This is an example of how arbitrary minimum age requirements are. We have all these different ages that you have to be to do certain things and it's very random. 18 is the age where you become a legal adult. You have the right to give consent and vote. It seems like the age where you would be able to do everything but you only have to be 16 to drive a car and you have to be 21 to drink alcohol. These ages are arbitrary, 16 year olds should be able to vote because they have a stake just like everyone
Teenagers are informed about issues. Saying teenagers are dumb and they shouldn't vote is an misinformed statement. Teenagers in american high schools take courses on history, government, and economics.(NYRA) When high school students took the “We the People Constitutional Law Program,” they scored higher than people aged …show more content…
Teenagers work. 80% of teenagers work at some point before graduation and 61% of all teenagers, 16 and above, work during the school year.(NYRA) All these teenagers who work are paying taxes. Their taxes are the same as every other American’s. They go towards infrastructure, Medicare and Medicaid, schools, law enforcement, and everything else the government pays for. The reason we vote is because our tax dollars fund the government. We contribute to the economy with our jobs and purchases. If teenagers do these things as well, why shouldn't the be able to …show more content…
It's a double standard for them to do all these things the same as adults and not have the basic right to vote. This is an example of how arbitrary minimum age requirements are. We have all these different ages that you have to be to do certain things and it's very random. 18 is the age where you become a legal adult. You have the right to give consent and vote. It seems like the age where you would be able to do everything but you only have to be 16 to drive a car and you have to be 21 to drink alcohol. These ages are arbitrary, 16 year olds should be able to vote because they have a stake just like everyone