Boston City Councilor Ed Flynn has criticized a proposal from Mayor Michelle Wu's administration that would allow children as young as 11 and the undocumented to vote on part of the City of Boston budget. Flynn described the plan as 'tone-deaf' and 'unserious,' arguing that it is irresponsible to let young children dictate how millions of dollars in public funds are spent. The initiative, which involves a participatory budgeting process, aims to give young people power over $1 million of the budget. A Thursday City Council hearing is expected to address these issues.
Editorial | Boston's progressive leadership has reached the self-parody stage, most recently with Mayor Michelle Wu's plan for a new participatory budgeting voting process. It's open to all Boston residents, including those as young as 11 years old. https://t.co/ni0fb1fFwP
Boston's woke Democratic mayor Michelle Wu is slammed as 'tone-deaf' and 'unserious' for plan to give children as young as 11 and the undocumented new voting powers https://t.co/PRuIYA2jVz https://t.co/OI97X4CnBG
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu directed neighborhood liaisons to reach out to residents as part of a last-ditch effort to stack a Thursday City Council hearing with positive testimony for her controversial proposal to increase commercial tax rates. https://t.co/NqOhTpl9y0
Boston city councilor wants to end initiative giving young people power over $1M of budget @TiffanyWBZ https://t.co/SKSWgmhJKG
Boston City Councilor Ed Flynn slammed a “tone-deaf” and “unserious” plan from the Wu administration that would allow young children to dictate how millions of dollars in public funds are spent as part of the city’s participatory budgeting process. https://t.co/VOlZJua5Bf
I believe allowing children as young as age 11 to vote on part of the City of Boston budget is irresponsible. We need to reconsider this process and demonstrate that we are serious about fiscal responsibility during this challenging period.#bospoli https://t.co/9KTIXsagqb