On May 20, 2011, at 7:55 PM, Dennis Claxton wrote:
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>> Most people understand how much they spend, and how much they have/owe. They probably don't refer to these as deficit spending or debt. Would it be easier to figure out how to reach what they know than teach them a new language?
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> But it's not a new language. It's what's in the papers and on tv every day. Also, we don't want to support the faulty comparison between household budget and government budget that the right has used for years now do we?
If that's all you've got, I suppose it'd be ok. It seems to be working for the right. Sometimes I can get too focused on 'git er done' with whatever tool comes to hand or mind, though.