For anyone following the federal election campaigns, you undoubtably hear a new poll every second day about how each party is faring. And I'm sure you have the same feelings about the accuracy of these polls as I do. Considering their accuracy (read: inaccuracy) the last time around, one could be forgiven for pessimism. But, according to a recent article I read (and whose link I no longer have), investors are actually more accurate when it comes to picking a winner at election time than are polls. Might have something to do with the fact that it is one's own money at stake.
So, with this is mind, what you should do is check out this website run by some professors at UBC. Click on the "Federal Election 2006" on the left side and check out the results. You can even buy some shares if you are so inclined. If not, check out the price to buy shares in each party, and the resulting graphs depicting the predicted outcome of the election. And if you are among the millions of Canadians who don't give one single solitary F about a federal election, then...I can't help you today. Sorry.
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Haha. One single solitary F. Awesome.
I don't know how people can't NOT give an F about elections. Like Spencer. Dude's 28 years old or something, and told me "Why would I vote? Nothing they do has a direct impact on my life". So instead, his friend Ivan pays him $5 to go vote NDP.
I heard someone was trying to sell their vote on Ebay
Awesome. Mostly that someone would pay for a vote, but also because he would PAY someone to vote NDP. That doesn't seem very NDP-like at all.
I would sell my vote too, but I already voted. Damn.
Yea, there was someone trying to sell their vote on Ebay, but once Ebay caught wind of it, they shut it down.
That's why I think Ebay is run by a bunch of socialists.
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