Exactly.

Trickle-down economics doesn't work, and everyone who isn't an idiot knows it whether they say it works or not.

Trickle-up economics would work, because if money gets into the hands of the people at the very bottom, they buy the things they need to live.

Fair.

https://www.theidioms.com/a-rising-tide-lifts-all-boats/

That's not how it works in practice. In practice, crapitalists get tax breaks, everyone else gets less infrastructure, services, etc and pays more for the wealthy to enjoy a luxury liner while trying to run us over on whatever scraps we have.