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From: CARROLL@USC-ISIB.ARPA
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Subject: Author/title request
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Date: Fri, 24-Aug-84 06:45:18 EDT
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Posted: Fri Aug 24 06:45:18 1984
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   Some years ago I read a story about a presidential election in which only
one person voted.  Statistical sampling had advanced to the point that one
specially chosen citizen could be questioned about many different things and
the outcome of any contest predicted, thus saving many megabux in election
costs.  It was a great honor to be the person chosen, even though you knew
that about 1/2 of the country would be mad at you.  It didn't even matter
which candidate YOU personally wanted, just how your answers reflected
society as a whole.  The subject was hooked into a polygraph device, not
because of fear of lying, but to help measure the exact strength of feelings
when the verbal answers were given.  Anyone know title/author?

Thanx,
Steve (carroll@USC-ISIB)


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