Cline, Andrew R. - In: Poverty & Public Policy 1 (2009) 2, pp. 6-6
<p>Until early 2009, "loser" was a sympathetic term identifying victims of the 2008-2009 recession. That use shifted to a derogatory label for people who benefit from government largesse — sub-prime mortgage borrowers — at the expense of "honest" and "hardworking" Americans. Labels...</p>