Codewords and Their Unspoken Meanings in American Politics

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2012 Jul 5, 5:46am 37,232 views 121 comments

In a comment today I pointed out that "limited constitutional government" is code-speak for something very different from what it sounds like:

Limited = no Social Security or Medicare

Constitutional = letting states enact racist laws

What other codewords are used, and what are their unspoken definitions?

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FortWayne 2012 Jul 12, 3:03am

We need more money for schools and children - we can't find a way to fund our pensions, and we are not willing to fix pension spiking.

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