campaign finance “reform”
healthcare “reform”
Because it fools some of the people.
ObjectDesktop Reform
Seconded.
don't forget it's "Historic"
*gags*
Interesting, when the word reform is used in something like "reform school" or "reformed in jail", those usually mean bad things.
Because something's wrong, and they have to do something about it?
Reform means a fundamental change in the general paradigm of a specific organisational sector. You effectively re-form the thing.
The politician's fallacy, from "Yes, Minister":
Is it just me or did you miss the point all together? It's not why it's called reform, it's why it's called reform when it isn't. You see, reform would indicate a change from bad to good but as we can all see today's use of the word reform is not for the better, otherwise Obama would not be offering to settle for a scaled back version of this Healthcare bill.
Washington often confuses the word "reform" with what it actual accomplishes... "deform".
Malform too.
Right! Who says we don't get choices any more.
http://soviet-overlords.joeuser.com/article/374196/What_is_in_a_name
People have discovered that people are naive, trusting fools... you just need to frame something the right way to gain instant support.
This is why the american "creationist" movement have renamed themselves "intelligence design" and later "scientific critique"... (see the book "of people and pandas", the book on which the movement is based and the 3 crazy leaders of the movement. the book has had several editions where the term creationism was simply replaced with intelligent design).
Who in their right mind could ever oppose "scientific critique". after all, isn't that what science is all about?
Likewise, the tyrannical communist party calls itself the liberal (like liberty) democrat (like democracy) party. And calls their bills of pure unadulterated evil "(something) reform".
Similar things happen in the tech industry where they try to pass off "big brother" technology by constantly renaming it into more benign names (ex: trusted computing -> digital manners), and renaming the congressional bills they have bribed politicians to introduce to force the inclusion of said big brother chips in every machine.
Something I am all for is "healthcare reform", but the current bills in congress under that name are about health INSURANCEnationalization, not health CARE reform. The reforms we need include undoing a great deal of damage done by the tyrannical communist party of america of the past few decades... most of the problems with healthcare and health insurance stem from stupid government laws.
It is odd how people are so keen on latching on to a name with full unadulterated trust. Criminals should start calling themselves "volunteers"... who could possibly convict someone of the crime of "volunteering at the homeless shelter" (aka murdering homeless people).
"freedom fighters" for people who murder, not just kill but murder, children
"lobbyist" for representatives of groups liberals disagree with
The list goes on and on...
Leauki
I need to link your liberal dictionary in that article
Well, you think it's not a change for the better, but that's because you are on your side of the political ideologies. Would you say that the current U.S.'s healthcare system is proper, and should continue to run as is?
If no, then tell me how to change it for the better, in your own view. Afterwhile, please share with me why the republicans didn't try to solve the problem in their 6 years of unnopposed ownership of the House.