Do you believe consumers purchasing power is a powerful political tool?

Question

What is it going to take for the largest consumer group - The Middle Class - to stand up and say, "I'm Mad As h**l And I'm Not Going To Take It Anymore?!"

Answer 1

That all depends what you are mad as h**l about.

Answer 2

No.

What do they plan on purchasing?

Unless they are "donating" or purchasing the products of a lobbying group that is using its' influence on a politician, the purchasing power doesn't mean anything.

Purchasing power is powerful against businesses, not politicians.  And purchasing power only gets organized against businesses due to bad/good press/PR.

As far as the consumer standing up and saying thier mad as h**l, here are some political responses:

1) Really?  We will tax the h**l out of you for you own good and give it back to some of you.

2) Really?  We will give a boat load of money back to you.  See how nice we are?  Forget for the moment that it is your own money we are giving back...

3) I was elected for X, and I don't give a _____ what you say, since it isn't an election year and likely I am not in location that you can recall me.  

4) I'm mad as h**l to.  <insert long winded speach here>.  Then do nothing.

5) That is an important issue, I am forming a comittee to study that.

6) That is a very complex issue that fully deserves attention, but there are more pressing issues such as......

7) (in an election year) I'm as mad as h**l to.  And my opponent has caused it or will cause it to get worse.  Vote for me and I will make it a top priority.

End the end the question is it is all moot, since no one has figured out how to unite "The middle class" on any issue, and if they begin to unite, they can easily be divided.