Dear reader. You have just read a polemical article. A polemical piece is political writing which clearly argues for one side or the other—it does not feign neu

Dear reader. You have just read a polemical article. A polemical piece is political writing which clearly argues for one side or the other—it does not feign neutrality. In this case, the tell-tale is describing a “welfare program” which is not offically called that in order to juxtapose it with actual welfare programs—the author is implying that it is in effect a welfare program for homeowners, i.e. welfare for the moderate-to-dos. If you feel that your amygdala has become inflamed, then don’t worry! This is a common response to reading polemics from people that you don’t agree with, since they unabashadly argue for things that you don’t like.