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Originally Posted by Resolute 14
You're projecting.
"Taxation of Netflix" may be around 765 in terms of issues.
"Taxation" is going to be top three.
The question is how many people are going look at the former, and think "this is absurd", and how many are going to look at the latter, and be concerned. Between you and me, I don't put a lot of stock into the attention span of "normal Canadians".
Slava does make a good point about the validity of taxation of such services and underlying issues of e-commerce, but those issues will have to remain under the table since nobody else could bring them up without seeming in favour of more taxation.
IMO, this little sideshow is probably the opening salvo of a much larger battle plan. I think we can expect Harper to spend a lot of time over the next 70 days talking about all the things Mulcair (and Trudeau, if he stays relevant) plans to tax. His shots on Wynne and Notley's refusal to release a budget before this election follow the same pattern. "These people plan to take your money for their own aims" is the message.
Question is, how will it resonate against the messages Trudeau and Mulcair will be making?
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Projecting what I'm seeing online and hearing from others? Namely, nothing positive? Outside CPC supporters, I can't find a single post that is saying "Great ad, gonna get us talking about taxes!". Its just another playing to the base ad that makes no sense since the base is never voting Trudeau or NDP.
And using Netflix as the springboard to talking about taxes is so horribly short sighted, as people are already pointing out the very serious issues they haven't talked about at all. At the absolute best, this approach is a neutral move. At worst it makes them look indifferent to bigger, more real issues. I agree voters are stupid, but treating them like idiots is not a good approach. And this ad treats them like morons.