@RandAlThor@lemmy.ca to Finance@beehaw.org • 9 months ago50 years of tax cuts for the rich failed to trickle down, economics study says - CBS Newswww.cbsnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square16fedilinkarrow-up1107arrow-down10cross-posted to: brainworms@lemm.eecanada@lemmy.caeconomics@lemmy.worldsocialism@lemmygrad.ml
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minus-squareArtZuronlinkfedilinkEnglish4•9 months agoConsidering lots of folks knew it wasn’t going to work even as he was pushing for it, it’s not a surprise. We’ve known this for decades
minus-square@the_third@feddit.delinkfedilink2•9 months agoIt was never the point, that was just a carrot for their voters.
minus-squareArtZuronlinkfedilinkEnglish1•9 months agoYes exactly. It wasn’t ever actually meant to help most people. It was dressed up pretty-like to fool an entire generation of rubes who are blind to what it did to their children and grandchildren
Considering lots of folks knew it wasn’t going to work even as he was pushing for it, it’s not a surprise. We’ve known this for decades
It was never the point, that was just a carrot for their voters.
Yes exactly. It wasn’t ever actually meant to help most people. It was dressed up pretty-like to fool an entire generation of rubes who are blind to what it did to their children and grandchildren