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census suffrage
Coverage of census suffrage in the Nexus archive.
- Why did a $154 billion CEO just endorse stripping most Americans of voting rights—and taking us back to the 19th century?
Shopify CEO Tobias Lütke endorsed a tax-tiered voting system that would strip voting rights from individuals who pay no income tax, aligning political representation with tax contributions. The proposal, which would grant multiple votes to higher earners, has sparked debate over wealth-based representation and historical parallels to 19th-century property-qualified voting systems.