How much is your 2008 vote worth? - Democratic Underground

geek_sabre

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Wed Nov-14-07 08:11 PM
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How much is your 2008 vote worth?

Edited on Wed Nov-14-07 08:42 PM by delaware97

http://media.www.nyunews.com/media/storage/paper869/news/2007/11/14/News/Most-Say.Their.Vote.Has.A.Price-3099547.shtml

Two-thirds say they'll do it for a year's tuition. And for a few, even an iPod touch will do.

That's what NYU students said they'd take in exchange for their right to vote in the next presidential election, a recent survey by an NYU journalism class found.

Only 20 percent said they'd exchange their vote for an iPod touch.

But 66 percent said they'd forfeit their vote for a free ride to NYU. And half said they'd give up the right to vote forever for $1 million.

But they also overwhelmingly lauded the importance of voting...

Read the whole tthing...

WTF is wrong with these kids??

*Edit to add direct link*

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rjones2818

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Wed Nov-14-07 08:13 PM
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1. NYU???

That's Rudy and Hillary country, isn't it?

:evilgrin:

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annabanana

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Wed Nov-14-07 08:22 PM
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2. Boy Howdy.. that's not the NYU I went to , .

"ho ho ho chi min"

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ayeshahaqqiqa

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Wed Nov-14-07 08:41 PM
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3. I wouldn't trade my vote for anything

I have a few great great great great grandfathers who fought in the American Revolution to give me that right. I know their stories, and I know their sacrifice. To do other than vote would be to dishonor their memory. Maybe some of these kids need to study history.

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