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Every graph about the US (fedia.io)
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"Every graph about the US" with two lines labeled Good Thing and Bad Thing. After Ronald Reagan, Good Thing goes down and Bad Thing goes up
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[–] 29 points 1 year ago (1 child)

Rebranded the idea of trickle down.

The concept has existed since the late 19th century; it was formerly called "Horse and Sparrow Economics," as the horses eat the whole grains, and sparrows peck their meals from the horseshit.

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  • [–] 13 points 1 year ago

    Dems have always had a messaging issue, but undoing that rebranding would be a step in the right direction.

    That’s a striking mental image. And it’s becoming increasingly obvious that’s exactly what’s happening—we get to pick the scraps out of the billionaires’ shit.

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