Wednesday, February 12, 2014
Useless but good
Lefty blogger Dan Fejes has a good idea.
While the two Goldman labels shout meaningless words at each other, perhaps a minimalist message with Populist implications can break through the noise. Or perhaps not.
Fejes says:
Fejes says:
The “simple” part of the platform is important, too. Don’t try to bullshit people. Run only on those planks that have obvious and immediate benefit to citizens. Don’t talk about closing loopholes (after “reform” the tax code will be even more Byzantine and skewed in favor of those who can afford fancy tax lawyers), extending credits or creating God knows what kind of tax deferred vehicles to encourage saving. All that has the whiff of snake oil, and most people will be skeptical. Contrast that with the immediate and intuitive appeal of: Medicare for all. A living wage. Tax the rich. Do you know what that platform does? It negates money. People don’t need to be sold on it in any kind of marketing sense. They don’t need to be bombarded with it again and again.Fejes appears to spend lots of time shouting "Keystone!!!!" so I'm not sure if he actually believes the simple message. Still, it's a good message regardless of the messenger. It encapsulates the Populist idea neatly and compactly.
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