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Bill USA

(6,436 posts)
Tue Sep 27, 2016, 05:35 PM Sep 2016

Trumped up Trickle Down economics ... alright Hillary... keep reminding people that his 'plans'

... would return us to the Republican Economic Dystopia which started with the Trickle-Down Deregulation disaster of 2008-2009.

https://www.ft.com/content/4eca9446-8477-11e6-a29c-6e7d9515ad15



Mrs Clinton argued that Mr Trump’s economic plans would benefit wealthy individuals like himself, rather than the broader population, calling his proposals “trumped-up trickle-down” because they entailed large tax cuts for the best-off in society. She brandished policies that she said were focused on fairness and helping the middle class through “broad-based, inclusive growth”.
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I wanted to hear her say something about "Trickle Down economics" and how it lead to the worst economic downdraft since the Great Depression. http://www.democraticunderground.com/12512440965


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Trumped up Trickle Down economics ... alright Hillary... keep reminding people that his 'plans' (Original Post) Bill USA Sep 2016 OP
Rich people have no interest in creating wealth for others That's why/how they become rich Monk06 Sep 2016 #1

Monk06

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1. Rich people have no interest in creating wealth for others That's why/how they become rich
Tue Sep 27, 2016, 05:44 PM
Sep 2016

Wealth does not trickle down from benevolent rich people

It geyser's up from innate greed of the acquisitive class

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