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Can I Buy Your Vote For $1
Stratego's though provoking question
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Assuming that you live in a non-swing state, meaning that it's either strongly Democrat or strongly Republican. There is no chance that it'll be a toss up. Now assume that during election day, I offer to give you $1 to vote for the other guy/gal. Would you do it?For this scenario, also assume that I know the person you WANT to elect, and that I know the person you ACTUALLY selected during the voting process if you chose to accept my offer. Also assume that you're the only one that this offer is valid for, so I can't buy enough votes to turn the electoral swing around.
Please explain your answer, and also consider the following.
1. If you accepted the offer for $1, would you do it for less? $0.50? $0.25?
2. If you refused the offer for $1, would you do it for more? $5, $10, $25, $50, $100, $1000, more?
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Cow Propaganda
Stratego's Thought Provoking Question
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....This idea comes from the movie The Island, with Scarlet Johanson and Obi Wan. The people on the island thought that the others whom have been picked by the lottery are the lucky ones, while in reality, there is a dark fate awaiting the selected.
Some of the cows we eat were subjected to a life time of tight confined space. Since they're mammals with a large enough brain, they probably experience primal feelings like sadness and anger. This could lead to bad tasting meat.
What if we play propaganda to the cows to convince them that they're living the good life. And the ones chosen are going to get an even better life. I don't know if propaganda works on cows, but if it does, it can lead to more stress free cows, which means better meat.
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