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kpete

(71,994 posts) Fri May 13, 2016, 04:55 PM May 2016

Trickle Down Economics Explained:

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Trickle Down Economics Explained: (Original Post) kpete May 2016 OP

That would seem to cover it. n/t djean111 May 2016 #1

The governments of those offshore banks probably manage to open a library or hospital Major Nikon May 2016 #2

djean111

(14,255 posts)

1. That would seem to cover it. n/t

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Fri May 13, 2016, 04:58 PM

May 2016

Major Nikon

(36,827 posts)

2. The governments of those offshore banks probably manage to open a library or hospital

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Fri May 13, 2016, 05:36 PM

May 2016

"Trickle down" is actually just a rebranded version of the horse and sparrow theory, which posits you can feed the sparrows from the excrement of well fed horses. The obvious flaw in that theory is even in the best of circumstances it's a pretty inefficient way to feed the sparrows.

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