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		ciupicri 3 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why, as a responsible adult, SimCity 2000 hits dif... What's stopping people from voting for "cyclist Joe" who promises to transform the city into new Amsterdam (no, not NYC :-) or new Berlin?

rglullis 3 months ago [–]

> What's stopping people from voting for "cyclist Joe"

The corporations who are lobbying and funding the campaign of "Trucker Bob" and "Soccer Mom Susan".

ciupicri 3 months ago | [–]

Nevertheless I thought that elections were free.

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