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Words matter.

You aren't writing an academic paper. Always use simple direct language.

  • Help the poor
  • Healthcare for everyone
  • Good treatment at work.

Don't use complex words.

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[–] myrrh@ttrpg.network 1 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago)

...i've claimed unemployment benefits a couple of times in the past four decades and the administrative burden was onerous-enough to substantially disrupt my liberty to look for work, the release of benefits delayed until i'd already found work the better part of a year later, and the benefits such a token pittance as to be eclipsed by interest on credit i used to make ends meet in the interim...

...i supect their fraud-prevention programs cost more to administer than the actual benefits they're supposedly protecting...