Re: [OT] Voting schemes

On Sat, 15 Dec 2001 08:47:26 -0500 "Laserlight" <laserlight@quixnet.net>
writes:
>> >----- Original Message -----
>> >From: "Laserlight" <laserlight@quixnet.net>
>> > > Karl asked:
>> > > > Presumably that would be based on money actually paid, rather
>than
>> > > > money owed ?
>> > >
>> > > "But you'd have to send the money to vote"
>> >
>> >IIRC, in the real world there are some countries whose payments to
>the UN
>> >are chronically late.
>
>And if the voting were "by funding received", that might change, don't
>you think?
>

Geopolitical reality, No Way, Amigo.  In GZG terms, it makes the UN/UNSC
more viable a concept.	Although if the number of votes was based on
money paid (as in one pounds sterling/franc/dollar/zimplat or multiple
ther of gets one vote) the UN would be a truly perfect model of rubber
stamp bureaucracy with the national group(s) having the most money
(richest nation, say?) playing puppet master(s)...

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Glenn/Triphibious@juno.com
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