C’mon, really? Zero deficit makes me wanna climb on a bipartisan soapbox.
First, it’s oxymoronic because it simply makes no linguistic sense. A
deficit is a negative number, so it cannot be zero.
What’s more, we’ve heard politicians of every stripe crowing
about a zero deficit, as if it were a lofty goal and a potential badge of
honor.
Yes, Washington. We
get it.
Zero deficit means no
deficit … doesn’t it? It’s just such a foreign concept that we’re having
trouble grasping it.
The piggy bank is broken.
Maybe it’s because we have household budgets, business
budgets, and other budgets to balance. And, when we do it right, we break even.
We don’t need a special term to mark what is supposed to be the norm.
Zero deficit? You’ve gotta be kidding.
What’s an oxymoron?
Basically, an oxymoron is a
phrase that seems contradictory or incongruous. Taken literally, the words do
not make sense. Often, oxymorons find their way into popular usage, becoming
cultural catchwords or frequently used idioms.
Many of these curious wordings
strike us as delightfully amiss. Besides, what sort of whimsical word is
“oxymoron”?
Delightfully Amiss:
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Right, it doesn't make any sense at all ;) loved to learn the word oxymorons ;)
ReplyDeleteBack in college in my Media Arts Class we had to do sketches of oxymorons
ReplyDeleteirregardless is a word used all the time that makes no sense, The word is regardless.
ReplyDeleteSorry I didn't catch your oxymorons earlier. Congrats on finishing.
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ReplyDeleteI know book keeping and how to do a budget (city hall in Europe) and always wonder why it's so hard to not spend more than you have coming in. If private citizens are expected to do it, I don't get what makes the government exempt.
ReplyDeleteWell written. I still don't get why the Clinton surplus was not used to pay down the debt. The interest is killing us.
ReplyDeletehttp://joycelansky.blogspot.com/2013/04/atoz-meets-ww-z-for-zombies.html
Congrats on finishing the A to Z challenge. Oxymorons are a great idea for a theme.
ReplyDeleteRinelle Grey
Congratulations for making it to the finish line and thanks for the visit to my site!
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