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[–] grandkaiser 2 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Has anyone actually ever said that trickle down economics works...? I see people making fun of it all the time, but no one seems to be championing it? Is it just one giant straw man?

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[–] Clbull 1 points 3 months ago

The Platform is a good example of how it actually works. Those at the top eat everything then throw their shit at whoever is below them.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 months ago (4 children)

OF COURSE trickle down works! I just don't understand what's going on in people's minds that they believe the rich people (i.e. all the water) were at the top of the image.

There are lots of reasons why money trickles down from the poor to the rich. Expecting money to trickle from the rich to the poor is like pouring water into an ocean and expecting the mountains to get wet.

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