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Jim Lane

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7. My pet peeve is "defense spending" (used by both major parties)

Reply to Steven Maurer (Original post)

Wed Dec 20, 2017, 04:20 PM

Dec 2017

The vast majority of what the Pentagon spends is not necessary for our defense. It's not even intended for defense.

Those expenditures should always be called "military spending" (which is objectively true even if you think that it is defense spending).

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Please stop using these Republican framing phrases: [View all] Steven Maurer Dec 2017 OP

Whoever frames the deabte wins the debate. guillaumeb Dec 2017 #1

The Death Tax one is my personal pet peeve genxlib Dec 2017 #4

EXACTLY. How are WE framing things? I have called for much more robust "marketing" of our ideals BamaRefugee Dec 2017 #9

I think their use of "Pro-Life" is brilliant The Mouth Dec 2017 #14

Bookmarked, great points BBG Dec 2017 #2

Exactly! rusty fender Dec 2017 #3

Stop saying GOP. There's NOTHING grand about that party. Glorfindel Dec 2017 #5

When I hear GOP, I think greedy old pervert. diane in sf Dec 2017 #6

My pet peeve is "defense spending" (used by both major parties) Jim Lane Dec 2017 #7

It's not the death tax--it's the brat tax! meow2u3 Dec 2017 #8

Fiscal conservative JusticeForAll Dec 2017 #10

It's not entitlements tiredtoo Dec 2017 #11

Fiscal vandalism also works JHB Dec 2017 #12

Yes! Be careful with language. Been saying this for years & pointing to George Lakoff. Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2017 #13

Next up: "Entitlement Reform" hibbing Dec 2017 #15

Thank you. Framing the argument is all-important. nt Hekate Dec 2017 #16

Agree.I prefer back room corrupt tax scheme. Looting also applies. bronxiteforever Dec 2017 #17