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ehrnst

(32,640 posts) Thu Jun 21, 2012, 04:57 PM Jun 2012

Will Rogers on Trickle Down Economics

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Will Rogers on Trickle Down Economics (Original Post) ehrnst Jun 2012 OP

It Is Funny Because It Is True, Sir.... The Magistrate Jun 2012 #1

A great quote! kentuck Jun 2012 #2

back in the late 19th century Populist era... alterfurz Jun 2012 #3

In other words JEB Jun 2012 #5

He was a better economist than Milton Friedman. tclambert Jun 2012 #4

re: Will Rogers on Trickle Down Economics clang1 Jun 2012 #6

Spam deleted by tjwmason (MIR Team) Stephen Caddell Jun 2012 #7

The Magistrate

(95,247 posts)

1. It Is Funny Because It Is True, Sir....

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Thu Jun 21, 2012, 04:59 PM

Jun 2012

kentuck

(111,103 posts)

2. A great quote!

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Thu Jun 21, 2012, 05:06 PM

Jun 2012

Should be more widespread.

alterfurz

(2,474 posts)

3. back in the late 19th century Populist era...

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Thu Jun 21, 2012, 05:57 PM

Jun 2012

...the fraud of trickle-down economics was known as the "Horse-and-Sparrow" theory: "If you feed the horse enough oats, some will pass through to the road for the sparrows."

JEB

(4,748 posts)

5. In other words

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Thu Jun 21, 2012, 07:07 PM

Jun 2012

trickle down is pure horse shit.

tclambert

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4. He was a better economist than Milton Friedman.

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Thu Jun 21, 2012, 07:06 PM

Jun 2012

clang1

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6. re: Will Rogers on Trickle Down Economics

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Thu Jun 21, 2012, 07:07 PM

Jun 2012

He had a lot of good ideas. He's right too.

Stephen Caddell

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