RandAlThor@lemmy.ca to Finance@beehaw.org · 1 year ago50 years of tax cuts for the rich failed to trickle down, economics study says - CBS Newswww.cbsnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square16fedilinkarrow-up1110arrow-down10cross-posted to: brainworms@lemm.eecanada@lemmy.caeconomics@lemmy.world
arrow-up1110arrow-down1external-link50 years of tax cuts for the rich failed to trickle down, economics study says - CBS Newswww.cbsnews.comRandAlThor@lemmy.ca to Finance@beehaw.org · 1 year agomessage-square16fedilinkcross-posted to: brainworms@lemm.eecanada@lemmy.caeconomics@lemmy.world
minus-squareArtZuron@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year 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-squarethe_third@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoIt was never the point, that was just a carrot for their voters.
minus-squareArtZuron@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year 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