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bvar22

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2. Because Supply Side (Trickle Down) Economics is a SCAM.

Reply to HughBeaumont (Original post)

Sun Feb 2, 2014, 01:19 PM

Feb 2014

and the Party of the Working Man/Woman should toss it aside as the heresy that it is
and begin focusing on getting money directly into the hands of those who will SPEND it.

Tax Incentives for Businesses to "create" more jobs does NOT work, and only reduces revenue
NO company is going to use Tax Incentives to Create Jobs if there is no DEMAND.
If they do, their Board of Directors should be fired.

I cringed hearing this ]Supply Side Job Creators BS being touted from the podium during the SOTU.
That used to be Republican Bullshit, but it isn't just for Republicans anymore.

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OK, Explain This To me Like I'm a Complete Idiot, Part 12: Working Harder and Making Better Choices? [View all] HughBeaumont Feb 2014 OP

Nowadays, a person can do all those things and still end up with a crummy paying raccoon Feb 2014 #1

EXACTLY. it's not about what any one individual could possibly do to get a better job; TheFrenchRazor Feb 2014 #7

+1 jsr Feb 2014 #12

Because Supply Side (Trickle Down) Economics is a SCAM. bvar22 Feb 2014 #2

Bumper sticker solutions to cure long-standing problems. HughBeaumont Feb 2014 #4

Too many Republican talking points from this WH Doctor_J Feb 2014 #5

conservative pundits and politicians are evil. Doctor_J Feb 2014 #3

"lack of skills" is coporate dog whistle-speak for "we really want to hire cheap folk overseas" Skittles Feb 2014 #6

or cheap people here. there is no skilled worker shortage. there is an ethical employer shortage. nt TheFrenchRazor Feb 2014 #8

excellent point Skittles Feb 2014 #9

They also fight AGAINST UHC, which means the employees are often chained to their Doctor_J Feb 2014 #11

I continually hear executives and managers complaining about a shortage of suitable workers. MadrasT Feb 2014 #10