[ajross]

> what if Exxon or a right-leaning org offered discounts to people who "promise to vote Republican"

Vote selling is election fraud, which is a crime. Anyone who took those discounts would go to jail. Sounds fair to me.

I don't see how "Please vote" is remotely comparable to vote buying. Can you elaborate?

[ikeyany]

A better example would be what if Google gave out 'I Voted!' awards that, upon proof that you voted, gave you access to special Google features.

[ajross]

OK, I guess. But... they don't. So what's the argument here?