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smirkymonkey

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22. Yep! That's pretty much exactly what it is.

Reply to Initech (Reply #14)

Sun Nov 19, 2017, 03:48 PM

Nov 2017

Anyone who still falls for this garbage is a total idiot.

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Do we need a term to counter "Trickle-down economics"? Perhaps leaky-balloon [View all] bagelsforbreakfast Nov 2017 OP

A pharse for the old days, Wellstone ruled Nov 2017 #1

"the American people are tired of being trickled on." raging moderate Nov 2017 #2

It should be Piss Down on social media maxrandb Nov 2017 #3

"Piss on the Poor" Tansy_Gold Nov 2017 #6

And the Middle Class maxrandb Nov 2017 #8

1% kind of encompasses it. NCTraveler Nov 2017 #4

Deluge-up economics hurl Nov 2017 #5

Welcome to DU, Hurl! n/t KY_EnviroGuy Nov 2017 #11

Theftenomics Lee-Lee Nov 2017 #7

Kleptonomics? lastlib Nov 2017 #28

I think trickle-down already has a negative connotation Redleg Nov 2017 #9

I call it Flood-Up/Trickle-Down Economics. KY_EnviroGuy Nov 2017 #10

Skyward-suck economics JHB Nov 2017 #12

the rich get richer & the rest of us get trickled down on Motley13 Nov 2017 #13

Nah I think we just need to change the definition: Initech Nov 2017 #14

Yep! That's pretty much exactly what it is. smirkymonkey Nov 2017 #22

How about 30 years of bullshit initiated by a senile man? ProudLib72 Nov 2017 #15

IT. HAS. NEVER. TRICKLED. DOWN.....EVER. spanone Nov 2017 #16

Let's call it what it is, "Treasury Theft" L. Coyote Nov 2017 #17

INCOMPETENT INCONTINENCE ! n/t BamaRefugee Nov 2017 #18

It already has negative connotations. But "tinkle-down economics" works, pnwmom Nov 2017 #19

The original was called the Horse and the Sparrow. safeinOhio Nov 2017 #20

I got mine, piss on you. Pathwalker Nov 2017 #21

Just look at kanasas Gothmog Nov 2017 #23

We already have a name: Voodoo economics. MGKrebs Nov 2017 #24

GHW was NOT a hero in this fight, as I recall. Greybnk48 Nov 2017 #27

Ross Perot called it Voo Doo economics in the 90's. Greybnk48 Nov 2017 #25

Piss-On-The-Peons Economics Stinky The Clown Nov 2017 #26

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Supplied-Shite Economics. HughBeaumont Nov 2017 #30

Grand Larceny via tax code meow2u3 Nov 2017 #31

Inverse robin hood economics Calculating Nov 2017 #32

Trickle up Break time Nov 2017 #33