Could my fellow progressives help our cause in the long term by starting a Tea Party on steroids?

We're starting to see some populist and pro union demonstrations in the U.S. but my feeling is that The People are still too divided and distracted to have much impact on the powers that be or offer any serious challenge to our plutocratic overlords, government or media.

What do you think would happen if everyone making over $250k per year paid 0% in taxes...nothing...nada?

What if everyone making under that amount were required to work under the same conditions as slave laborers in China or India?

Do you think that would be enough suffering for the vast majority of the U.S. to unite and work together to achieve better conditions for everyone, or would we still be divided and working at cross purposes, fighting for our own rights and our coworkers rights while ignoring the plight of other groups of U.S. citizens that we ourselves don't belong to?