To the Editor,
Social media can be positive. I know this looks like a misprint. But it’s not. Almost without exception you read or hear how social media has a negative influence on today’s society and for the most part I agree. Look at the growing numbers of mental health concerns that involve the younger generation in particular. The numbers are really getting frightening.
However, there are times that even something that is considered to be a bad influence can also have positive results. Take for instance back on October 30, 2021, the G20 leaders endorse 15% minimum global corporate tax as reported by the CBC (G20 leaders represent 80% of the worlds economies).
Chrystia Freeland put the policy in place. “Starting in 2024, the agreement will also require multinational companies — particularly digital giants such as Amazon, Facebook and Google — to pay taxes on profits in the countries where they are earned, even if they have no physical presence there.”
And there is now a senator by the name of Senator Percy E. Downe who introduced the Fairness for All Canadians Taxpayers Act. This would require the Canadian Revenue Agency to disclose all convictions for overseas tax evasion and to act on recovering the taxes from these convictions and having the tax money home.
The group of six who held up electing Kevin McCarthy, Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, required that one of the policies that need to be created by US government in the next year is term limits.
So where in the world am I going with this? Well, it is simple. All of these politicians have big followings on social media. Where more and more people are telling these politicians that the status quo is no longer acceptable. We are no longer willing to give these individuals a free pass. By speaking up again and again on social media, maybe we can get our democratic system of government back and wrestle it away from the elite rich and give the power back to the people where it belongs. So, let’s keep it up and keep this very positive trend going!
Patrick Cook,
Hagersville
