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[ PRIVACY Forum ] Vote! You Just Might Win $50,000
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Vote! You Just Might Win $50,000
(TIME): http://time.com/money/3117303/vote-lottery-cash-prizes/
To get people more involved--and prevent further
embarrassment--the city is now considering a pilot program that
would use lottery-type cash prizes as enticement to get locals to
participate in elections. The Los Angeles Times reported that on
Thursday night, the Los Angeles Ethics Commission voted
unanimously to recommend that the city council begin offering cash
prizes to voters randomly as soon as next year. "Maybe it's
$25,000 maybe it's $50,000," said [Ethics] Commission President
Nathan Hochman. "That's where the pilot program comes in--to
figure out what ... number and amount of prizes would actually get
people to the voting box." ... "Wouldn't we get a lot of people
who know nothing about politics or the candidates jumping in and
voting and just checking the box so they could get a million
bucks?" the radio host asked Guerra. "Absolutely," Guerra
responded. But, he added, that might not be a bad thing. "That
might produce better results. There is no data to show that
uninformed voters make worse decisions than informed voters."
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The technical term for this proposal is IDIOTIC. And the
technical term for Mr. Guerra is IDIOT.
--Lauren--
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