Metaphor:TAXES ARE DISEASES

Name Gloss	TAXES ARE DISEASES
Name Transcription
Aliases
Description
Metaphor Level
Metaphor Type	Composed/complex
Experiential Basis

Source Frame	Disease Roles:disease, patient, symptom, body_part, infection_process, health_state
Target Frame	Taxation Roles:taxer, tax_payer, tax, tax_rate, tax_payment, tax_collection, regulation

Mappings:

tax_payer	<=	patient

tax	<=	disease

Related Metaphors:

Current Metaphor	TAXES ARE DISEASES
Relation Type	is a target subcase of
Related Metaphor	SOCIAL PROBLEMS ARE DISEASES
Description

Entailments:

Examples:

Example Text:	During a panel discussion that included Washington Governor Christine Gregoire and Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval, Brown accused California lawmakers of adhering to "the notion that taxes are like some kind of sexually transmitted disease," the Los Angeles Times reports.
Transcription:
English Translation:
Provenance:	http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/30/jerry-brown-lawmakers-taxes-stds_n_942702.html
Annotation:
Comments:

Example Text:	Those insidious taxes infect every aspect of our lives.
Transcription:
English Translation:
Provenance:	http://www.lansingcitypulse.com/lansing/archives/020508/sports/index.html
Annotation:
Comments:

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Graph of related metaphors:

• Target frame
• Metaphors
• Source frame

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