I’ve never had much regard for industry jargon, as in my experience it’s invariably invoked for one of three equally-indefensible reasons: 1) Simple laziness on the part of the speaker; 2) As a way of signifying membership in an exclusive club of “insiders”; 3) As a deliberate attempt to mislead or obfuscate. I’ve always believed that when one’s goal is to explain a process or a structure, plain language is always preferable to specialized jargon. Certainly in the context of speaking to a general audience, I’d be hard-pressed to be persuaded otherwise.
It was therefore refreshing to hear Judge Andrew Napolitano, guest-hosting for Glenn Beck last night, simultaneously express disdain for, and ask for clarification of, the nebulous term “health-care co-op,” which has been bandied about as an alternative to “the public option” by Obama administration insiders and congressional Democrats alike beginning this past weekend.
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