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Why would you ever pay for an additional vote yourself, instead of giving the money to someone likely to vote in your favor? If you want 50 votes, just give 3$
by FeepingCreature 9y ago
Why would you ever pay for an additional vote yourself, instead of giving the money to someone likely to vote in your favor? If you want 50 votes, just give 3$ to 1/p * 50 people with a p probability of voting for the thing you want. 1/p * 150$ is almost certainly massively cheaper than 2500$.
- dagss 9y agoBecause the people you pay could just take the money and then cast the (secret) vote the other way. Secret voting is what prevents buying votes today.
- soVeryTired 9y agoOn the other hand, advertising is something like a means of buying votes. But the authors have assumed the possibility of influencing other voters away.
- Toboe 9y agoCould. With a better choice you can get a better chance: 1. Take an organization working for your cause, 2. identify a subset of org members you assume to be zealous enough for your taste 3. give all of them some money Now: Your vote can be bought once Then: Your vote can be bought arbitrarily often with diminishing returns.