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Essay:Best New Conservative Words (view source)
Revision as of 14:22, May 8, 2012
, 14:22, May 8, 2012downgraded "level playing field" pending further discussion about if or why that term would be conservative; talk page is open!
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== Downgraded Conservative Terms ==
== Downgraded Conservative Terms ==
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|A term originally used to describe fair, competitive [[free market]] conditions.<ref>http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/228650.html</ref> Liberal policies such as [[affirmative action]] and [[progressive taxation]] have been enacted in the name of leveling the playing field, but by favoring certain groups of people these policies do the opposite.
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