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A new weapon is being deployed by America's enemies, WORDS...

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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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