civic value proposition

Creating Compelling Civic Value Propositions - Making Lazy Citizens a Part of the Solution

by: metamars

Sat Apr 03, 2010 at 12:59

From a long reply of mine (Comment #43) at firedoglake, this mostly stands on it's own, OK. I argue for creating a credible civic value proposition, that is so easy to attain, as well as so compelling, that even a lazy citizen will be sufficiently motivated to make the necessary effort. In my example, that's 3 hours PER YEAR.

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