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joebaur42

(521 posts)
Wed May 9, 2012, 11:50 AM May 2012

Sell Your Vote In 2012

Right now, votes are worthless. If American’s could trade in votes, every ballot would inherently demand a price on an open market and suddenly be worth something. Just think how much money could be saved by directing SuperPac monies directly to voters instead of funding attack ads, nomination tours, debates and stump speeches. Everyone could be made wealthy entrepreneurs every four years, giving them a taste of the good life, making the American dream more accessible to the marginalized. Social mobility will become an option for anyone willing to sell something they don`t value more than toilet paper anyway. There’s no need to worry about the disenfranchised or minority populations that are frequently overlooked in American elections. With this new free market style of voting, civil rights and social safety nets are bound to trickle down at some point.


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Sell Your Vote In 2012 (Original Post) joebaur42 May 2012 OP
well, that article was a juvenile waste of time struggle4progress May 2012 #1
Satire n/t joebaur42 May 2012 #2
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