Davriellelouna@lemmy.world to Progressive Politics@lemmy.world · edit-27 days ago71% of Americans say the US should spend more on "assistance to the poor". But if you use the word "welfare" that number drops to 30%lemmy.worldimagemessage-square184fedilinkarrow-up11.1Karrow-down14file-text
arrow-up11.1Karrow-down1image71% of Americans say the US should spend more on "assistance to the poor". But if you use the word "welfare" that number drops to 30%lemmy.worldDavriellelouna@lemmy.world to Progressive Politics@lemmy.world · edit-27 days agomessage-square184fedilinkfile-text
Words matter. Always use simple direct language. Help the poor Healthcare for everyone Good treatment at work. Don’t use complex words.
minus-squareChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·11 days agoI wonder what the general opinion of USAID would have been if it had been described as “feeding poor people so their rulers can buy US weapons instead”.
I wonder what the general opinion of USAID would have been if it had been described as “feeding poor people so their rulers can buy US weapons instead”.