• Nik282000
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        1 year ago

        Ronald Reagan’s economic policies, dubbed “Reaganomics” by opponents, included large tax cuts and were characterized as trickle-down economics.

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        1 year ago

        Trickle down economics was not a joke to Reagan (publicly anyway). His plan called for massive tax cuts to the rich so their growth would “trickle down” to everyone else through more jobs from business expansion.

        A remarkably stupid idea that has only worked out for the rich…