[1243] in Discussion of MIT-community interests
Re: Three more cents...
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Michael P Pihulic)
Fri Mar 15 15:57:55 2002
Message-ID: <200203152042.PAA09608@cathedral-seven.mit.edu>
Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2002 15:42:37 -0500
From: Michael P Pihulic <pihulic@MIT.EDU>
To: MIT-Talk@MIT.EDU
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Fri, 15 Mar 2002 15:22:23 EST."
<5.0.2.1.2.20020315143455.01f39af0@po10.mit.edu>
The argument you are using is flawed. You are confusing the issue, with what
you perceive rather than with what is actually ocurring. Currently the system Rhett and
Victor have is: the first 500 people to send them e-mails get 10$. If Rhett and Victor don't get elected
they don't the 10$. There is no enforcement, and people who don't vote and send e-mails would
still get the money. This is no different than your tax cut example. The idea that they must
promise everyone 10$ to not make it bribery is also skewed. At events where food is offered,
only those who show up first get the food. Not everyone is entitled to the food, nor does anyone
believe that everyone should be.
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