Excuse me if the question in the title is a too big simplification, but I suppose the pattern exists.

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[–] 28 points 1 year ago (3 children)

No, it's more that making rich people richer isn't a rising tide

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  • [–] 19 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    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.

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