Affirmative Action: Obviously a euphemism for institutionalized racism. Apparently, it's OK to discriminate against people of European descent rather than blindly consider merit. And in the absence of merit, mediocracy becomes more prevalent. This is the left's preferred remedy, rather than allow the "clients" of this practice better access to quality education so they can have more marketable skills.Minimum Wage: Based on the myth that standards of living can be elevated by government edict rather than increases in productivity. Advocates for minimum wage rely on the slander that employers (AKA job-creators) exploit their workers, and they confuse the price of a worker's time with its value. The market for labor is not at all different from other markets: prices are determined by the tension between supply and demand. Personal experience: We hired the niece of one of our regular workers to come in after school and tidy things up. Among other things, I had to show her how to use a broom. After a while, the local do-gooders raised the minimum wage, and we had to let her go — and then we hired a bonded and insured janitorial service that came in after we closed and did better work, all for about the same money.
Homelessness: Another euphemism, this time for conspicuous vagrancy. Now they're using the term "unhoused," while I prefer "street bums." The explanation proffered for this sacred cow is a shortage of affordable housing. It just so happens that all housing is affordable, or else it's vacant. What good is a vacant property to its owner? Taxes; insurance; and, often, debt service are still being charged. Meanwhile, substance-abusing useless adults are flocking to the blue cities, particularly those that enjoy mild weather, largely because of the political nincompoopery that embraces their deplorable condition. Cities have always had skid rows, but this used not to be such a problem. Even losers had enough of a sense of shame to stay out of sight — eventually, perhaps, even repairing their lives and moving on. Now it's a protected life style.