re: #46 Patricia Kayden

Wasn’t Ronald the dude who popularized that “trickle down” nonsense? Giving tax cuts to the mega wealthy hasn’t resulted in anything trickling down to the middle and working classes — ever.

And while I agree that throwing $$$ at poor people isn’t particularly helpful, what President Clinton did by tying training programs to welfare reform was the sensible approach and appears to have worked to a certain degree.
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He did indeed, alongside “supply side economics.” When he was running against Reagan for the nomination, Bush Sr dubbed it “voodoo economics.” Of course he suddenly became a believer when he was picked for the vice presidency and continued with it into his own administration.

Of course, the reality is that they called it “trickle down” because they didn’t want to admit that they were pissing on our heads and calling it “rain.”