>>> sokol at jhu.edu 11/08/00 02:23PM >>>
That sums up my opinion, expressed time and again on this forum, that voting is not a rational utlity maximization behavior, but a ritualistic response to uncertainty: going with what sounds familiar and in tune with what's considered right and proper. It is like going to church on a Sunday - people may not agree with the theology but they go anyway because it is the proper thing to do.
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CB: Wojtek, isn't it true that most people don't vote most of the time in the U.S. (supporting your claim that it is not rational utility maximization ) ?