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If you're paying taxes, you should have a say in where it's spent.
Exactly it's completely fucking ridiculous that 16 years old are legally able to pay for taxes, drive a car. But can't legally be allowed to vote until they are 18.
A 16 year old and 18 year old both have the same level of maturity. So if 18 years old are allowed to vote then I think 16 year old should also legally be allowed to vote.
Biologically this is not true. People's brains are still in development until the mid-20s
Even still I don't see any difference at all between a 16-year-old and a 18 year old. So they should have the right to vote in my opinion because 16 years old are already driving cars and paying for taxes in Canada.