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I propose that 90% of the voting population shall lose 71% of its vote.

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originalpckelly Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-13-11 01:46 PM
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Poll question: I propose that 90% of the voting population shall lose 71% of its vote.
Edited on Sun Feb-13-11 01:52 PM by originalpckelly
So, in other words, the vote of a person in 90% of the population shall only be worth .29 of a person in the lucky 10%. And a person in the lucky 10% will get a vote that's equal to their original vote (1) and 71% of your vote. So their votes will be worth 1.71 of a normal vote. Sucks you be you, right?

What do you think about them apples?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wealth_distribution#In_the_United_States
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MineralMan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-13-11 01:53 PM
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1. Your point? This poll is egregiously lame.
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Lucian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-13-11 01:55 PM
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2. Looks like the OP's point went way over your head.
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originalpckelly Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-13-11 01:58 PM
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4. "Holy shit, was that a sonic boom? Those planes are sure flying low lately!"
"No, that was a poster not getting my point."
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originalpckelly Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-13-11 01:57 PM
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3. The point, (redacted for politeness)...
is that you'd never allow a government to apportion your right to vote in an election the way we let them/business apportion the distribution of wealth in America.
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KittyWampus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-13-11 02:05 PM
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6. Voting is a right of citizenship. Taxation rates are determined by our representatives
whom we voted for.

This is one of the worst attempts at an analogy so far this year.
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xchrom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-13-11 02:01 PM
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5. recommend
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