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I wonder if there also needs some incentives for getting involved in the process. A lot of democracy is pretty boring, and you'd want those who we delegate the

I wonder if there also needs some incentives for getting involved in the process. A lot of democracy is pretty boring, and you'd want those who we delegate the boring bits to have considered things well, and that takes time. A quick approach would be that you need to make a small payment to your delegate for each vote, but that would have its own effects (e.g. people casting random votes as they don't want to pay someone). So perhaps a voucher system - every vote you make (delegated or direct) gives you a voucher. If there are n votes in a year, then for every voucher you have greater than n, you can claim a certain amount of payment.

striking 11y ago
This would be pretty cool, as it would guarantee some sort of basic income for people who bother to vote, regardless of their socioeconomic standing. (Except for felons. They mostly can't vote.)
patcon 11y ago
My impression is that this would almost sort itself out in the wash, right? If I'm holding a dozen votes from friends, I'm kinda like a super-citizen with 12 votes, and so I take that job more seriously because trust has been placed in me -- no payment required. If someone is holding a thousand votes and dedicating more time, I feel people would start creating grassroots tools to get them compensated for spending more time understanding their issues. And so on and so forth, right up to the groups holding millions, who maybe start their own PACs or whatever the equivalent is. But maybe I'm optimistic :)