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

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Nah, see, you're falling into the trap. "Welfare" has baggage only because conservatives have attached baggage to it via their relentless propaganda campaigns. In practice, welfare is literally just assistance. In practice, the two words are synonymous. The fact that you perceive a difference in them is evidence that the conservative propaganda is working.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

Kind of you to assume it was my baggage I was describing, and that I don’t understand the subject at hand.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 5 days ago

Pleasure's all mine, partner