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About this issue I've worked on

In political debates and advocacy, I see two idioms which have a very
hedged connotations.

Bill X is about (list of nice things).
Such assertions usually offer no explanation or enumeration of how
Bill X actually promotes any of the nice things.

Prop 51 is about making the pie bigger for public transit,
bicycling infrastructure, and other environmental needs, especially
considering that California has hardly been putting in enough money
for transportation for basic upkeep, let alone the kind of infrastructure
that is necessary to support a growing population. It's frightening to
contemplate the future knowing that the state is projected to
underinvest in transportation infrastructure by billions of dollars.
Prop 51 is an attempt to fill some of the gap.

I've worked on this issue. Examples.

Such ambiguous claims don't reveal if the speaker actually supports
or opposes specific actions or proposals.

I've been working on Gloabal Climate Change for years.

I've been burning coal for fun and profit.

Posted by dc at September 7, 2002 01:40 PM