Something is profoundly wrong with concept of prizes for doing the expected
Perfect attendance gets you a car. Fill out the 2010 census form, win an iPod.
“Daniel is a great guy and he deserves this for all the hard work he put in,” opined a classmate of the 17- year-old car winner.
In 2006, Arizona voters were smart enough to turn down the idea of a $1 million lottery to entice voters to participate in elections—the harebrained idea of Dr. Mark Osterloh, a one-time gubernatorial candidate.
May 21, 2008 at 7:21 pm
Prizes or no action. That’s become the American way.