What's more valuable, your money or your vote? Why? Would you take money in echange for never voting again?

Question

Whoops.. typo. Exchange, not echange.

Answer 1

Being a member of society is more valuable than having money and voting democratically is an essential part of being in a good society.

The question is a false choice because if one does not have the vote sooner or later those ruling without your consent will use their power to remove your money as well. Sadly, the current defective funtioning of many dubiously democratic societies today proves this point.

Answer 2

Considering I can use money to buy stuff and my vote is meaningless since the same old turdballs always get elected, money is more valuable to me than my vote.

I don't know about never voting again, but I think we should be able to sell our vote every election. I mean, is it my vote or isn't it? If it's my vote, then why can't I do anything I want with it? I can walk into a polling booth and vote. I can destroy my ballot by voting for two people for the same position. I can protest vote by turning in an empty ballot. I can stay home and not vote. I can give you my proxy and have you vote for me. Why can't I sell the damn thing?

Answer 3

I am the token Republican the State of Maryland maintains as a mascot and boogeyman to frighten small children who have a predisposition to a wandering political eye. I have voted in every election since I was 18, and will continue to do so until I am no longer able to trek to the polls.

I've been ejected from a polling place for electioneering too near the polls. I was wearing a Goldwater in 64 button during the 2004 election which the Democrats argued was tantamount to electioneering even though Senator Goldwater was long since deceased and certainly not on the ballot. Still, he was the last candidate for the office of President that I fully endorsed. Lord, even my own party looks askance at me these days, taken over as it is by social conservatives who pay little more than lip-service to economic convservatives like myself.

This is all by way of saying that given where I live, my political affiliation and my ideological predisposition, my vote is essentially worthless. Nevertheless, to me it is priceless.

Answer 4

I think my vote. Because if we weren't able to vote we would be dominated by a dictatorship, who would enivitably have all control over our money and our freedom.

And to the guy, who thinks that one vote doesn't count. There are millions just like you and that means millions of votes that could have a huge impact on the world. Also, there has been a time in the American elections in the past where it was determined by just one vote.

Answer 5

I would have to say my vote is more valuable. At least, while voting, you have some type of a say in what's going to happen in the future. For example, if there is a large majority of people who vote for a particular issue, then hopefully it gives our elected officials the message that this is an important issue to their constituents.

Answer 6

yes, I would because it seems that our system here in the US is rigged anyway....someone can actually win the popular vote, the votes counted by the actual voters, but they can lose the election anyway because of the electoral college????So, what's the point, if you live in a majority republican state, and you vote democratic,the chances of your vote actually counting twards anything is slim. I see the electoral college as just another way to divide the country....So, I guess why not take the money.....

Answer 7

My money is way more valuable than my vote for practical purposes. The voting process is such that there can be big mistakes (sorry Floridians). Besides, even after "W's" first disastrous term, somehow, some way he got a second term. Why bother.

Answer 8

who is offering money to not vote? and where can i find that person because i never vote anyway.i feel not voting when i am told i have to vote is a right in of itself.you may not know this but in the future the government is going to make people vote whether they want to or not.

Answer 9

I would take the money and then sneak to the poles....I vote every time....To those who say your one vote don't matter...well just imagine if every person who said that voted...that would amount to hundreds of thousands maybe even millions of votes across the country....that would make a differance....voting is the only real power we have over our government....why not take advantage of every chace we get to have a say.

Answer 10

No...but I did tell the one libral last year they I would vote for Kerry if he paid me $1,000 dollars...

You see he made a couple thosand dollar donation to the DNC and some went to Kerry. I told him that he was a fool and he could buy my vote for a grand. I'd take a camera phone into the both to show him my vote - for verification purposes.

He didn't go for it though - I offered because I live in a commie - I mean libral state that was going to go to Kerry anyhow.