Word Wars: The Koch is coming with its "wordsmiths"

[sabrina 1]

8. Well, let's take one issue and see how it can be framed to get people

to understand it.

Taxes! Republicans spout anti-tax rhetoric, people naturally agree, because no one wants to have money taken from their pay checks to go to the 'government'. That is where they think it goes. They think it is all going to pay for 'wellfare queens' another phrase from the right word spinners.

The fact is most of it goes to WARS overseas. Wars that do not benefit the American people, if anything they make them LESS safe.

So clearly Dems have done a terrible job of explaining this. IF we cut the Military budget in half, we would not have to raise taxes to pay the miserable amount that goes to Education, by comparison, and to HC and other social programs.

So how do you frame this?

I have to go back and look through the threads, but there is a chart that shows were the money goes.

I think putting that chart on t-shirts and posters, all over the place, would educate people as to where their tax dollars ACTUALLY go.

Once they understand that, and that they have been lied to regarding SS etc. in a very simply WORDLESS way, Graphically, then perhaps it would be possible to come up with some phrases that are catchy and appeal to the people.

Maybe focusing on one issue and figuring out how to beat the rhetoric from the right would be easier than making it so general.

THEN use the same method for other issues.