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I really hope this doesn't turn into a political battle thread. However, "Bush tax cuts" is an accurate term for the tax cuts provided by the Bush administrati
by uxp 16y ago
I really hope this doesn't turn into a political battle thread.
However, "Bush tax cuts" is an accurate term for the tax cuts provided by the Bush administration. It has no negative or positive (besides "tax cuts") meaning inherent in its wordings alone. "Obamacare" is a dumbed down slang for "Obama health reform", mostly because Obama, nor his administration, is providing care. It inherently does not describe what it represents, reform* not care.
When using either term derisively, then that is a whole separate ballgame. I will admit though that "Bush tax cuts" has turned into a phrase that one may use to speak ill about president Bush, but then the anger still should be directed towards that session of congress, not Bush himself.
I also agree that both are stupid.
* although I personally like the healthcare reform bill, one should always remember that just like evolution, the definition of reform does not suggest that the change it is describing has moved in a positive direction. There is no de-reform or devolution. Change is change, how positive or negative it is can only be valued by each individual separately.