Thursday, August 17, 2006

Polling Place = Lottery?

An update on the proposal on the Arizona ballot proposition to make voters eligible for a million dollar lottery.

Just what we need: People who aren't motivated by civic duty but who will go to the polls solely to make some money. The ultimate extension of the concept of "government as vending machine." But in this case, it would be more like "government as roulette wheel."

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