Again, Freakonomics authors liken voting to playing the lottery
On this, a near-deciding Super Tuesday in American politics, Freakonomics author Stephen J. Dubner reminds us that statistically, your vote is rarely a deciding factor in an election. I’m posting this to feel good about myself for not voting today, especially after sending a fiscally conservative Ron Paul a coupla benjis in contributions which weren’t enough.
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I should have been an economist. That is the number one reason I don’t vote in Utah is because I know that my vote doesn’t count for anything. My vote will never change the outcome of anything voted for in Utah. Therefore I will never get any utility from voting.
I love Freakinomics. That’s one of my favorite books.
On a side note… if John McCain wins the republican nomination, I will vote for Hillary Clinton this coming election. Hillary will be our best option because she has enough people that hate her that nothing will ever get done in Washington and you will see a freeze in government spending. That will be our best option if McCain wins because if McCain wins you will see more spending then the Bush administration and that my friends is a bad thing.
Mark