• dx1@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    It is factually incorrect. It is not giving them money, it is taking less money from them. That has different consequences under tax law and describing it that way also completely muddles people’s understanding of how the budget works.

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      3 days ago

      You’re just dealing with literal definition versus an inferred result, however you know this, you literally chose to deconstruct it in your original comment.

      Laymans use imperfect allegories, that doesn’t make them incorrect. If the message’s intent is clear to imply that the only correct interpretation is the literal one is just bad faith.

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        5 hours ago

        It’s not laymen, it’s a journalist. Their job is to accurately describe the truth.