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Re:Most useful projects solved or helped with a website by gills on Thursday February 26, 2009 @04:11PM (#496427)
1. Transparent, instant, geographically-relevant market pricing data.

2. Voting, Republic-style (not to be confused with democratic-style).

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Re:Most useful projects solved or helped with a website by troytabor on Thursday February 26, 2009 @05:19PM (#496526)
What is the difference between republic style and democratic style voting?
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Re:Most useful projects solved or helped with a website by gills on Friday February 27, 2009 @11:27AM (#497328)
(Representative) Republics use hierarchical voting: citizens elect representatives, representatives vote on issues and elect representatives from their own pool for higher bodies. Democracies give one vote to every citizen on all issues. Examples are Washington (the state) voter initiative system and Senatorial elections post-1913 (they were originally elected by state legislature. see http://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/briefing/...).
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