In 1982, President Ronald Reagan used the term “welfare queen” as an insulting metaphor for lazy people who would rather collect a government check than find a job.
In 2004, the Bush administration seemed to suggest that undocumented workers were at the heart of our country”s economic woes.
In 2010, President Barack Obama used the term “Wall Street fat cat” to disparage bankers and investors who took government bailout money.
And now, people occupy parks and trumpet his belittling stereotype. Truth, scapegoating, or simple-minded prejudice?
Casey P. Nunes
Soda Bay
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