Thursday, January 23, 2014

Smart Comment On Walker Speech 'Hard-Working Taxpayers' Meme

Insightful comment on this posting:
Gareth said... 
Has anyone else noticed how "taxpayer" has routinely replaced "citizen" in political rhetoric and reporting? Is this a deliberate debasement of citizenship rights that signals the cultural acceptance of a rigid class system with multiple tiers based on income and race? Is this the logical extension of Republican hero, Margaret Thatcher's maxim: "There is no such thing as society"? Is this what it means to live in a Homeland rather than a Nation?
January 23, 2014 at 8:10 AM
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2 comments:

  1. JBJanuary 23, 2014 at 12:35 PM

    Which is one reason I always refer deliberately to Wisconsin citizens when I make comments about public policy. I also like to differentiate humans from corporations (although these days the corporations are distinguished in that they are no longer "tax paying").

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  2. AnonymousJanuary 25, 2014 at 12:16 AM

    Yup. It's taxpayers versus welfare queens. Makers vs takers. Us vs them. Division and hatred and fear. Watch out for those "others!"

    Hammerhead

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