Bailouts

Just a quick observation that the word "bailout" has become one of those meaningless words that simply connotes a negative view of a situation. Saying "I oppose bailouts" is pretty much tautological. When someone I don't like benefits from government policy, it's a bailout. When someone I like benefits from government policy, it's the government serving its proper role.

I suppose this was inevitable because of the way English works, but I am going to find bailout rhetoric annoying for the rest of my life and I wish it didn't have to be this way.