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There's no such thing as "public" money; it always comes from private pockets and ends up in (different) private pockets. I can't see what's pejorative about t
by corentin 18y ago
There's no such thing as "public" money; it always comes from private pockets and ends up in (different) private pockets.
I can't see what's pejorative about taxpayer money. That's whom it comes from.
- lunchbox 18y agoJust saw this comment. >There's no such thing as "public" money; it always comes from private pockets and ends up in (different) private pockets. That is just a play on words. Of course individuals are "private"; it's in their capacity as taxpayers (rather than volitional payers) that they collectively constitute the public. "Public" and "private" are terms from economics with established meanings. >I can't see what's pejorative about taxpayer money. That's whom it comes from. I don't want to get into a big discussion on this, but this is a good example of the distinction between connotation and denotation (http://classweb.gmu.edu/bhawk/101/semiotics/decon.html http://classweb.gmu.edu/bhawk/101/semiotics/decon.html).
- corentin 18y agoAnd what's the connotation with "taxpayer money"?