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If giving financial incentives to voters is buying voters, they're certainly not the first government that openly buys votes.
by ralusek 4y ago
If giving financial incentives to voters is buying voters, they're certainly not the first government that openly buys votes.
- jonp888 4y agoIn this case it was plain and simple one off cash payments targeted at their core voter base. I don't think many governments are as blatant as that.
- pseudo0 4y agoIn the US, we had COVID relief checks and student loan debt forgiveness in the last couple years, both of which seemed like pretty blatant vote-buying attempts.
- soco 4y agoI argue this is stuff you should always expect from a functioning state - education and health services. And especially because they are universal, they would buy voting support from... everyone?