On Fraud: Why does The Washington Post publish Anne Applebaum's columns? [View All]

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Why does The Washington Post publish Anne Applebaum's columns?
http://mediamatters.org/items/200411180010
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Washington Post op-ed columnist and editorial board member Anne Applebaum made an illogical comparison between electronic voting machines and automated teller machines (ATMs), suggesting that because people trust ATMs -- often refusing the option of receipts -- there is no need for electronic voting machines to provide paper records. Applebaum's most recent Post column is not the first in which she has exhibited flawed reasoning and logic.

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But it isn't at all "inexplicable." Each of Applebaum's analogies is breathtakingly flawed. (1) ATMs offer receipts, while users of electronic voting machines have no such option. (2) Applebaum doesn't have to give a website her credit card number if she doesn't trust it, but has no similar choice to take her business elsewhere when it comes to electronic voting. Besides, there is a federal financial cap on consumer liability for credit card fraud. Where are the federal voting machine safeguards? (3) Finally, when Applebaum pays her bills online, it is highly likely, if not certain, that she is given the option of saving a confirmation number and printing a copy for her records. Whether or not she exercises that option, she would know the following month if her payment registered.
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