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I found the final point in the essay particularly insightful in demonstrating why language matters.

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Thank you. I think that is an often overlooked point, of the "If you call this 'generous', what do you call the system that this is a back stop for?"

I need to get around to finding an editor for my dissertation and releasing it as a short(er) book one of these days. It bothers me that so many look at state sponsored aid as a moral necessity when in fact it is not conducive to moral sentiments between parties. I think that recognition is important to understanding why it is such a contentious issue and why it doesn't ever go away or solve (or even much improve) the problem it proports to address.

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