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anothercynic2112 t1_itburv9 wrote

Reply to comment by DoobieBrotherhood in Many countries have a "hidden welfare state" for incumbent homeowners, as governments subsidize homeowners through the tax system. The homeownership welfare state is strongest in the US and other Anglophone countries, but weakest in the Scandinavian countries. by smurfyjenkins

But it's incredibly disingenuous to deny that welfare is commonly used to imply handouts. Usually by the right but also whenever the left wants to villify a group they disapprove of.

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DoobieBrotherhood t1_itbwnad wrote

Imagine if we all used words the way the right does, to confuse and confound rather than convey meaning.

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