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The cost per vote increases quadratically. If the first vote costs $1, then buying one million votes would cost one trillion dollars. If there are 50 million vo
by lazzlazzlazz 11y ago
The cost per vote increases quadratically. If the first vote costs $1, then buying one million votes would cost one trillion dollars. If there are 50 million voters, then this trillion dollars would be distributed among them: $200,000 each.
It would be extremely difficult to buy massive numbers of votes without paying hugely to the rest of the electorate.
- emmab 11y agoit increases quadratically not exponentially
- lazzlazzlazz 11y agoYeah, obviously. Thanks.
- eridius 11y agoIt would be extremely difficult for one single person to do this. But we're talking about a wealthy minority, not a wealthy individual. If 25% of the population is significantly wealthier than the other 75%, does that mean the 25% should be able to pay on average 9x more than the 75% in order to get their way on an issue?