[geeks] I just saw...

[William Kirkland]

On Nov 8, 2006, at 10:58 AM, geeks-request at sunhelp.org wrote:

> Message: 6
> Date: Wed, 08 Nov 2006 12:56:48 -0500
> From: Sridhar Ayengar <ploopster at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [geeks] I just saw...
>
> Jonathan C. Patschke wrote:
>> On Wed, 8 Nov 2006, Lionel Peterson wrote:
>>
>>> "Vote for me, and I'll buy you a beer at McGinty's Pub after the
>>> election - just bring your reciept showing who you voted for."
>>
>> This is worse than "Vote for me, and I'll pass laws that take  
>> money away
>> from the evil rich/poor/etc. and give it to you!"?  The people are
>> substantially less corrupt than the government they've managed to  
>> elect;
>> they're just lazy.
>
> Anyway, I'd rather be bought a beer than given a nebulous promise that
> probably won't be kept anyway.

Agreed, but look at how far it could go ... if you do not vote for  
xyz, you will lose your job.
>
> Peace...  Sridhar

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