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Apr 6, 2026 4:53 PM
yeahhedugit
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SploogeMcDuck316
I like how the US had a system where the rich were contributing and reinvesting into society, and decided to create an unproven system in hopes to obtain the same results they were currently having.
TheFastpaws
The fact anyone ever believed it is just fucking mind numbing.
TheGlow
It's former secretary of Labor, Robert Reich!
FrankDepiction
The comedian, Lewis Black, defined trickledown economics for me. He said something like: "You stand there, fully dressed, and put an empty glass next to your ankle. Now pee yourself. All the piss that makes its way to the glass is the amount of money you get from trickledown economics." That's when I began to follow the theory of Piñata Econmics, where you beat the rich with sticks until the money begins to flow down.
joshuasplinth
I love you Robert!
mygodhasabiggerdick
As long as he owns his part in it...
fractalsphere
"Trickle down" was never an appropriate method. It should have always been a waterfall.
JaceTiger
"Pinata economics": we beat the rich until "candy" starts falling out
purgruv
Trick(le down economics) or treat
GeneralPrower
Trickle down economics DOES work.
The issue is that the charts explaining how it works were printed upside down.
Maulbert
Hey, it's Sam Reich's dad!
cuzitsthere
SHOW US THAT HOG
davebarton315101
I’ve been in a barn and I know what trickles down.
sadurdaynight
The trickle down is to the politicians. They get millions from insider trading while companies get billions from the decisions their political pets make.
lozeldatkm
Wuz314159
EllisHobbs
theinternetkeepsmealive
And thats why they hate unions
countbassy
Word. Retired from my union 2 years ago. No worries unless trump (or some other republican) fucks with my shit
Sticklebrickk
I am sorry to let you know unions are at an all time low because of trump and his shit. My dad wears his Trump hat with his union jacket and it drives me insane.
countbassy
I hear ya. We got a lot of our people that still support him. Some people you just can’t reach
Clockworkdancerobot
It's always been a trick. Since it was described in the 1890's as "Horse and Sparrow Economics."
hogeyegrex
sunyudai
Andrew Mellon's Mellononomics, which emphasized drastic tax cuts for corporations and the wealthy, severe government spending cuts, and national debt reduction. Mellon argued that lower taxes on the rich would stimulate investment and grow the economy.
This was the economic policy leading up to the Great Depression.
Clockworkdancerobot
The more things change, the more they stay the same.
whiskeywonka
God damn I love imgurs bipolar nature. Just last night I got told trickle down economics DO work! And the voting backed up that stance.
dontrike
One person telling you that doesn't equate to an entire website, clod.
FaeVikingPrincess
Who and where? I have a feeling you're just making shit up
HiddenSanity
Imgur is a social media platform, not a hivemind with a singular will with the purpose of feeding a giant giraffe in the middle that lays the eggs from which new imgurians spawn; except on tuesdays, then it totally is.
SomeDetroitGuy
...you do know Ingur isn't just one person, right?
yeahhedugit
Link?
MrSqaureCan
So, um, how many people you think post here?
whiskeywonka
3, 4? maybe even 5 on a good day?
AtLeastImWearingUnderwear
If you feel a trickle, it's because they're pissing on us
yeahhedugit
And then there's a plop.
AtLeastImWearingUnderwear
It only just occurred to me how telling the phrase is. Trickle down? Really? The rest of us get a trickle? And we should be happy?
yeahhedugit
Still not worse than the original. The original was that the poor got the undigested oats from the horse shit. The poor were The sparrows Who are doing great when the horse ate too much and couldn't digest it!
spontaneous9
Robert Reich is a goddamn national treasure.
EllisHobbs
azgrak1
I follow him on Instagram. It’s practically criminal how suppressed his content is. I have to search for his content. And when I find it he’ll have like 20 likes.
gingerpholife
Im mad at him... he sent a substack post about running 4 prez... on the first
spontaneous9
Write him in anyway; what's the worst that could happen?
JaceTiger
His son is awesome as well
TinyOctopus
He was here.
The whole time.
CarlSaganRulez
Where is he from?
Comet260
Loins.
androidshard
Cambridge, Massachusetts!
HermitBean
Why skip the "TRICKLE D". Ruined, completely ruined
jonReremy9669
FiftyShadesOfArugula
HiddenSanity
Because that sounds like a questionably named rapper.
jonReremy9669
but average nascar name
wejustdontknow
Lol Trickle D
HiddenSanity
With his new single, Showering in Gold
wejustdontknow
I meant Lil Trickle D but I'll leave it.
michaelfire
Colonialism/exploitation Capitalism and now Oligarchy, Plutocracy to be precise. Reganomics, the "war on terror"/"national security" COIN warfare against Browns and Blacks, unions, and the Left, and Citizens United ended the New Deal and returned the US to Oligarchy. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/08/14/magazine/slavery-capitalism.html (paywall sorry) https://www.hks.harvard.edu/faculty-research/policycast/oligarchy-open-what-happens-now-us-forced-confront-its-plutocracy 1/
michaelfire
https://www.tni.org/en/article/waging-counterinsurgency https://truthout.org/articles/national-s">surgency">https://www.tni.org/en/article/waging-counterinsurgency https://truthout.org/articles/national-security-directive-declares-war-on-those-who-dont-support-trump-agenda/ "Analyses and reports from late 2025 and early 2026 suggest that national security initiatives under the Trump administration have been used as a pretext to advance far-right political agendas, target opponents, and suppress dissent" https://truthout.org/audio/the-fbi-appears-to-be-engaged-in-a-modern-day-version-of-cointelpro/ 2/
michaelfire
I have some bad news-26 years. 2000 Coup https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v23/n03/bruce-ackerman/anatomy-of-a-constitutnal-coup">https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v23/n03/bruce-ackerman/anatomy-of-a-constitutio">ional-co">nal-coup">https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v23/n03/bruce-ackerman/anatomy-of-a-constitutional-coup https://truthout.org/audio/the-fbi-appears-to-be-engaged-in-a-modern-day-version-of-cointelpro/ https://clcjbooks.rutgers.edu/books/disrupt-discredit-and-divide-how-the-new-fbi-damages-democracy/ US Intel COIN war on US cits, "enemies". See my briefers/reports https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2011/12/leadup-iraq-war-timeline/ 3/
michaelfire
US Intel COIN war on Amcits, "enemies": the Left, Blacks, unions. See my briefers/reports /gallery/war-with-iran-some-missing-historical-context-oQo4cb5 https://-oQo4cb5">https://imgur.com/gallery/war-with-iran-some-missing-hiimgur.co">-oQo4cb5">https://imgur.comstorical">imgur.co">-oQo4cb5">h">/gallery">storical">imgur.co">-oQo4cb5">https://imgur.com/gallery/war-with-iran-some-missing-historical-context-oQo4cb5 https://imgur.com/gallery/trump-vance-announce-new-war-on-left-what-will-be-like-what-has-already-been-0W9avpc https://imgur.com/gallery/what-new-war-on-left-will-look-like-what-has-been-whKBnqV https://www.tni.org/en/article/waging-counterinsurgency https://shec.ashp.cuny.edu/items/show/814 4/
michaelfire
Since Bush https://truthout.org/audio/the-fbi-appears-to-be-engaged-in-a-modern-day-version-of-coint">ntelpro/">https://truthout.org/audio/the-fbi-appears-to-be-engaged-in-a-modern-day-version-of-cointelpro/ https://clcjbooks.rutgers.edu/book">-discred">be-engaged-in-a-modern-day-version-of-cointelpro/ https://clcjbooks.rutgers.edu/books/disrupt-discredit-and-divide-how-the-new-fbi-damages-democracy/ US Intel COIN war on US cits, "enemies". See my briefers/reports /gallery/trump-vance-announce-new-war-on-left-what-will-be-like-what-has-already-been-0W9avpc /gallery/please-help-im-victim-of-severe-human-rights-abuse-torture-poisoning-t8Eyx6o