Davriellelouna@lemmy.world to Progressive Politics@lemmy.world · edit-21 month ago71% 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%lemmy.worldimagemessage-square152linkfedilinkarrow-up11.1Karrow-down14file-text
arrow-up11.09Karrow-down1image71% 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%lemmy.worldDavriellelouna@lemmy.world to Progressive Politics@lemmy.world · edit-21 month agomessage-square152linkfedilinkfile-text
Words matter. Always use simple direct language. Help the poor Healthcare for everyone Good treatment at work. Don’t use complex words.
minus-squareS0ck@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 month ago Democrats have made the current apparati too hard to qualify for with their means-testing. I kind of doubt that democrats are the ones who MADE it too hard, but they definitely are the ones that preserve it’s difficulty.
minus-squareBoomer Humor Doomergod@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoOne of Clinton’s major accomplishments was working with Republicans to “reform” welfare. Republicans wrote the bill, but a Democrat signed it.
I kind of doubt that democrats are the ones who MADE it too hard, but they definitely are the ones that preserve it’s difficulty.
One of Clinton’s major accomplishments was working with Republicans to “reform” welfare.
Republicans wrote the bill, but a Democrat signed it.