http://emergentchaos.com/archives/2008/02/obama-vs-mcdonalds.html The Emergent Chaos Jazz Combo Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:20:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://emergentchaos.com/archives/2008/02/obama-vs-mcdonalds.html/comment-page-1#comment-4357 Iang Fri, 15 Feb 2008 15:48:38 +0000 http://emergentchaos.com/?p=2646#comment-4357 Votes is money, no? The more money you raise, the more you have to give back to the lenders. Setting up an open market in the Presidency would seem a guarantee to create a bidding war that auctions off at the total value extractable from the winnings. Wouldn't it be better to simply buy the votes directly from the citizens? Votes is money, no? The more money you raise, the more you have to give back to the lenders. Setting up an open market in the Presidency would seem a guarantee to create a bidding war that auctions off at the total value extractable from the winnings.
Wouldn’t it be better to simply buy the votes directly from the citizens?

]]> http://emergentchaos.com/archives/2008/02/obama-vs-mcdonalds.html/comment-page-1#comment-4356 Joshua Rubin Fri, 15 Feb 2008 14:22:37 +0000 http://emergentchaos.com/?p=2646#comment-4356 Does more campaign money produce better government, or does it produce officials who are more deeply indebted to their paymasters? Does more campaign money produce better government, or does it produce officials who are more deeply indebted to their paymasters?

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