JasonParis
Moderator
If EVERYONE in Toronto refused to file their income taxes I wonder if we'd see some movement on these issues.
One will need some group dynamics theorists to design it to the full impact - electronic media could come in very handily.
I didn't say engineer these things "out in the open"Just strategically fan the flames a little. There are so many fulcrums that one can push along the way to maximize the effect.
I am not sure if logical, reasonable is ultimately an effective tool - mass movements ultimately solicit powerful emotions and group identities - I think that's what's been lacking, and not necessarily knowledge of the plight. People just don't care enough.
People don't care because how often are they given a reason to care about equalization and taxation and the political nonesense of whatever level of government is being targeted today? Most people are going to be concerned only when something directly affects them. That is why the threat of cancelling transit services elicited such a strong reaction, because that directly affected citizens in a very real way. But when you start to getting into debates about equalization and downloading of services and of who has what taxing powers, not many people are going to care because it usually does not have any sort of direct impact on their lives. Not too say that there are not real connections and that people would not benefit from developing a movement to deal with these problems. But unless you can clearly show people why its a problem, and how it affects their lives in real ways, which is rarely done right now, if ever, then people are not going to care.