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I'm all in favor of getting people to vote, but it seems out of line to pay people to vote (or at least claim they're going to vote) for your party. Even if the other guys did it first, an eye for an eye makes the world blind.
They say it shouldn't be legal. The first answer on the FAQ:
"Whats happening?
Cards Against Humanity is exploiting a legal loophole to pay America’s blue-leaning non-voters to (1) apologize for not voting last time, (2) walk us through a step-by-step plan of how they’d vote this time, and (3) post “Donald Trump is a human toilet” on social media. This whole thing should probably be illegal—so quick, give us your money before they change the law!"
The entire FAQ is worth a read, it's pretty funny
I'm slowly getting the joke.
All of this is actually legal, so they're making sure it becomes illegal. But I suspect they'll go bankrupt before that, lol
It's not asking for either of those things. The site's terms explain it pretty plainly:
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than you expect :cI agree. But it is a great example of why this is a shit idea that shouldn't be allowed in the first place which I wager is at least partly what they're going for
Pretty sure it's in reaction to Elon promising people who vote 47 dollars. You know, actually advertising to buy actual votes
Well, the other side is doing it so they're doing it almost identically so if they get in trouble for it, Musk should too.
Apparently it’s in response to Musk and Trump handing out money.
they are not paying people to vote, they are paying people to apologize for not voting.
What if I voted and want a hundred bucks. I'm willing to make a shitter account to call TFG a human toilet for a hundred bucks.
According to them, they registered a Super PAC to run this promotion. As a Super PAC, they were able to buy data about voters (did the voter vote in the last election and, separately, predicted party affiliation based on profiling).