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Rosa Luxemburg

(28,627 posts) Thu Dec 12, 2013, 11:04 PM Dec 2013

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Why do we call CUTS sequester? A fancy name.

The word Sequester is meaningless. Democrats even use the word on TV!

WHY NOT USE THE WORD CUT!

that's what congress is doing it is cutting the poor.

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Why do we call CUTS sequester? A fancy name. (Original Post) Rosa Luxemburg Dec 2013 OP

Austerity. How about "austeritizing the 99%"? nt MannyGoldstein Dec 2013 #1

Most people will think that is to do with August Rosa Luxemburg Dec 2013 #4

For the same reason they say "food insecurity" instead of hunger dflprincess Dec 2013 #2

Well exactly and I am disappointed that we Democrats are falling into that trap Rosa Luxemburg Dec 2013 #3

MannyGoldstein

(34,589 posts)

1. Austerity. How about "austeritizing the 99%"? nt

Reply to Rosa Luxemburg (Original post)

Thu Dec 12, 2013, 11:07 PM

Dec 2013

Rosa Luxemburg

(28,627 posts)

4. Most people will think that is to do with August

Reply to MannyGoldstein (Reply #1)

Thu Dec 12, 2013, 11:51 PM

Dec 2013

Aus Aug - similar?

dflprincess

(28,075 posts)

2. For the same reason they say "food insecurity" instead of hunger

Reply to Rosa Luxemburg (Original post)

Thu Dec 12, 2013, 11:46 PM

Dec 2013

They think it sounds better and that they're fooling us.

Rosa Luxemburg

(28,627 posts)

3. Well exactly and I am disappointed that we Democrats are falling into that trap

Reply to dflprincess (Reply #2)

Thu Dec 12, 2013, 11:49 PM

Dec 2013

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