Fox Message Testing: Week-Long Series To Label Safety Net Beneficiaries "Takers"
May 24, 2011
Fox Business is running a week-long attack on the social safety net, including Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid, labeling beneficiaries of these programs "takers."
This messaging comes on the heels of a National Bureau of Economic Research study that concluded that these programs are highly effective at keeping people out of poverty...
For the full article, go to:
http://mediamatters.org/research/201105240049
As for the idea that WORDS can be used as weapons, may I suggest a little light reading:
http://www.sysdesign.ca/archive/berkes_1984_language.html

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