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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)

submitted 2 days ago* (last edited 1 day ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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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] 13 points 2 days ago (6 children)

FREEDOM DIVIDEND 🦅🇺🇸

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (5 children)

UBI is pretty naive unless there are checks in place to prevent landlords and consumer goods from increasing costs by the same amount.

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

increasing penalties for predatory loans and banning shit like klarna would probably do a decent job at preventing that

[–] [email protected] 1 points 21 hours ago

And updating regulations to promote building denser housing in locations people want to live!

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