Times Uses Pro-Dem Euphemism for Taxes - 'Revenues' - While Wash. Post Plays It Straight

admin — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 16:24:00 +0000

The Times vaguely and euphemistically calls Democratic calls for tax hikes "revenues," while the Washington Post clearly states that "congressional Democrats pressed for as much as $400 billion in new taxes..."

Clay Waters

There's more vaguely worded tax aversion from the Times in Friday's lead story, on the Republicans walking out of debt ceiling talks, by congressional reporter Carl Hulse, '2 G.O.P. Leaders Quit Discussions On Debt Ceiling – Taxes At Issue In Talks – Cantor and Kyl Object as Democrats Push to Raise Revenues.'

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Times Uses Pro-Dem Euphemism for Taxes - 'Revenues' - While Wash. Post Plays It Straight