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71% of Americans say the US should spend more on "assistance to the poor". But if you use the word "welfare" that number drops to 30% (lemmynsfw.com)

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Words matter.

You aren't writing an academic paper. Always use simple direct language.

Help the poor
Healthcare for everyone
Good treatment at work.

Don't use complex words.

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[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I'm glad Reagan's dead

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

I'm not. I much rather he lived forever. Forever wasting away, seeing his loved ones perish, losing his sanity little by ever so fucking little, inhabiting a hell all of his own.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 hours ago

Regan

loved ones