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LeftishBrit

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5. Culture of dependency

Tue Mar 5, 2013, 05:21 AM

Mar 2013

Reform, as used by the current British government (welfare reform, NHS reform, etc.) Generally means cuts, privatization, or both!

Benefit trap

Compassionate conservatism

Tough love (when used for economic policy)

Basically, ANYTHING that implies that poverty = addiction to benefits and can be cured by cutting benefits!

Strivers versus skivers

Scroungers; workshy; etc. (meaning poor or disabled people)

Making tough decisions (generally meaning decisions that are not at all tough for the people who make them, but disastrously harsh on others)

'Labour overspending got us in this mess' or similar

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Some political phrases you're tired of hearing [View all] YoungDemCA Mar 2013 OP

Below are a few ... Tx4obama Mar 2013 #1

Great lists. TDale313 Mar 2013 #2

"Hardworking Americans" woo me with science Mar 2013 #3

The implication is that "you must not be working hard enough" Quantess Mar 2013 #7

+1 Absolutely. woo me with science Mar 2013 #11

USA! USA! LeftInTX Mar 2013 #4

Culture of dependency LeftishBrit Mar 2013 #5

Sick, Sick, Sick I tell you to keep hearing the Dem and bonniebgood Mar 2013 #6

Thanks for reminding me - NOT! ashling Mar 2013 #8

Playing the blame game. Ugh. nt Mnemosyne Mar 2013 #9

"The American people are..." randome Mar 2013 #10

A few: Earth_First Mar 2013 #12

I have a 'Jedi' Mind Meld with most of that but I think there may be a mistake HereSince1628 Mar 2013 #15

I want to puke everytime I hear job creators liberal_at_heart Mar 2013 #13

"NRA Talking Points" Remmah2 Mar 2013 #14

"Kick the can down the road." Greybnk48 Mar 2013 #16

"Nanny Staters" Tommy_Carcetti Mar 2013 #17

"Right-to-work", 'the greatest country on earth', 'right-of-center country' pampango Mar 2013 #18

The Free Enterprise System Ron Obvious Mar 2013 #19

Good list so far! OGKush Mar 2013 #20

Liberal Media - It's not and hasn't been for a long, long time. bluethruandthru Mar 2013 #21

"bipartisan" compromise Johonny Mar 2013 #22

The whole lot of em. Initech Mar 2013 #23

The phrase "work with us" when uttered by anyone in the GOP. CBHagman Mar 2013 #24

At the end of the day... kentuck Mar 2013 #25

Both sides do it Coolest Ranger Mar 2013 #26

"God bless America". Do we really need it to be said after every fricking speech. Arctic Dave Mar 2013 #27