Nihilistic_Mystics@lemmy.worldtoYou Should Know@lemmy.world•YSK that “neoliberal” refers to a discrete set of economic policies including deregulation, privatization, and so-called “free trade” implemented by both center-right and center-left partiesEnglish
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2 years agoMuch the same way people on the left have been adopting the Republican definition of socialism, as in any time the government does anything. Like having basic welfare or some such suddenly equals socialism.
Now people have been overusing neoliberal so much that the ill informed have started using it for people that are clearly pro government spending, pro social safety net, pro regulation, etc. Discussion becomes unhelpful when people redefine the means by with we identify ideologies.
“Low income”, as defined by the state, is anything below $70,650 in Los Angeles county.