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View Poll Results: Where should College Students Vote
They should be allowed to choose their state of residence 6 40.00%
Their last state of residence before college, even if they were minors or not at all. 4 26.67%
The state where they attend college. 5 33.33%
Voters: 15. You may not vote on this poll

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Old 05-24-2008, 02:22 PM   #1
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Which really comes to the crux of the issue. Whether or not college students work, providing direct income tax for the town/etc, they're consumers on a vast scale, providing semi-direct income. It seems only reasonable to permit some political input, however flaccid.
It seems to me that this argument is denied when talking about migrant workers - their contribution via consumption is dismissed as negligible as they send their wages home. Just a thought.
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Old 05-24-2008, 08:49 PM   #2
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their contribution via consumption is dismissed as negligible as they send their wages home. Just a thought.
Damm tootin, as they suck off our social system.
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Old 06-03-2008, 02:12 PM   #3
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Damm tootin, as they suck off our social system.
Is there proof of that, instead of just assertion?
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