tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7146512.post109582830769941145..comments2024-03-12T22:31:46.500-04:00Comments on What Would Phoebe Do?: Vote or fail [UPDATED]Phoebe Maltz Bovyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17996039330841139883noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7146512.post-1096389615390607772004-09-28T12:40:00.000-04:002004-09-28T12:40:00.000-04:00True enough, Will. I plan on registering in IL at ...True enough, Will. I plan on registering in IL at some "Beat Bush BBQ"--I suppose you can still register there to vote for Bush, not that I'm planning on it.Phoebe Maltz Bovyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996039330841139883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7146512.post-1096342630555185612004-09-27T23:37:00.000-04:002004-09-27T23:37:00.000-04:00A requirement to make people vote is highly sensib...A requirement to make people vote is highly sensible. People always love to talk about people who find neither of the candidates meet their exacting standard but the fact is the real reason most people don’t vote is sheer laziness expressed in a rational fashion. The expected value of your vote is tiny in that statistically speaking you are not likely to swing an election. The time cost of voting is quite real though, so a rational cost benefit analysis says don’t vote. Imposing a high cost on not voting, failing for example, overcomes the rational laziness which is the reason most people don’t vote.Not-a- Generic-User-IDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05635256734372315559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7146512.post-1095983549835041992004-09-23T19:52:00.000-04:002004-09-23T19:52:00.000-04:00Aaron,
I'm already registered in NYC, so I'd just...Aaron,<br /><br />I'm already registered in NYC, so I'd just need an absentee ballot.Phoebe Maltz Bovyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996039330841139883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7146512.post-1095983334459108572004-09-23T19:48:00.000-04:002004-09-23T19:48:00.000-04:00Register in New York, not Illinois. Your vote for...Register in New York, not Illinois. Your vote for president will have about the same impact. You're local vote, however, could make more of a difference. Granted, I'm not very well informed on NY state politics, but I'd bet your state's a helluva lot more divided than Illinois' One Party Paradise. Escpecially given a Republican governor. Or maybe not. I suppose it's up to you. If you need me to write you an email similar to that of Susan Art with easy to follow instructions on how to vote in NY, I'll do the necessary research.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17720378814181009888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7146512.post-1095963067255893982004-09-23T14:11:00.000-04:002004-09-23T14:11:00.000-04:00Did you read the post? It's not required that you ...Did you read the post? It's not required that you pick a candidate, just that you allow yourself the opportunity to do so. And, yes, the honor system is in place.Phoebe Maltz Bovyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996039330841139883noreply@blogger.com