It has been widely reported over the last ~6 or so months that Elon Musks' America PAC has promised $100 for each voter who signs a petition, or referring someone that signs this petition. Or even $1million to a random voter (in the instance of the November election). Most recently in regards to the Supreme Court Election in Wisconsin. While I am sure this isn't the first instance of something like this happening, it meets at the notorious intersection of money & politics. Surely there will be people who sign purely for the $100 w/o caring or knowing enough about what they are supporting.

So it had me thinking, regardless of its legality:

• Do you think this is ethically appropriate for PACs to be paying (direct or indirectly) for votes?
• Do you feel comfortable with this process being apart of our democracy?

Here are some sample articles referencing the topic:

AP

NYT

Fox

Newsweek

Thank you for sharing!