It’s obvious that the people are being dishonest when they talk about all government payments as being the same with respect to what their effect should be on voting rights. I say this because they make certain to specify that even people who receive government payments for services rendered should be included. In other words, not just politicians and their aides, but also military men, police, firefighters, and those who build roads, bridges, government buildings, those who provide necessary services or equipment. Frankly, we can argue about whether various “services” are necessary, but if the duly-elected government decides it is necessary, then people should not lose their voting rights because they provide those services or equipment to the government. Should Ford or GM employees not be allowed to vote because they built pickups purchased by the Forest Service? No, the distinguishing thing should be if someone receives money without providing something in return. As for the “corporate welfare”, I suspect that a system which has a two-tiered citizenship will take care of it fairly quickly since one half of the mutually-supporting welfare state would lose it’s power.