<i>Why do they call it the Death Tax?</i><p>...because the estate tax has the effect of being a tax on dying.<p><i>Why do they call the lobbying for prevention of medical treatment for women, Pro-life?</i><p>Because we think elective abortions (almost <i>all</i> abortions are elective) are not medical treatment, but rather a barbaric practice in which one person is killed for the convenience of the other, and in most cases is harmful in the long-term to the survivor as well.  I feel strongly about this, but I&#x27;m not upset by people who want to call me &quot;anti-abortion&quot;, because I am.<p><i>Why can&#x27;t they call the opposition party by their actual name?</i><p>Uh....what?  Do you mean &quot;the Democratic Party&quot; as opposed to the &quot;Democrat Party&quot;?  I think that one is better chalked up to colloquial speech, regardless of what the Wikipedia article says.<p>But like I said - being a lifelong Republican and conservative activist, I know exactly zero people who would be upset if you didn&#x27;t say &quot;death tax&quot;, &quot;pro-life&quot;, or &quot;Democrat Party&quot; (or PPACA instead of ObamaCare).