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What does it mean?
The government needs workers to pay taxes, so it promotes labor as noble to ensure its funding.
In plain terms
Govt calls labor noble because it needs taxes from workers.
What can you take from it?
Political messaging serves state interests.

Where it applies

  • policy making
  • public discourse

Putting it to work

  • critique policy rhetoric
  • support workers

Questions to consider

  • Why praise labor?
  • Who benefits from policy?

Another view

Government revenue requires taxation.

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