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The definition of "Reaganomics" (Original Post)
MrScorpio
Jan 2013
OP
That's exactly what it is. Now if we could only figure out why poor people believe this crap
Sarah Ibarruri
Jan 2013
#4
orpupilofnature57
(15,472 posts)1. Trickle down tells the story .
reteachinwi
(579 posts)2. Trickled on
explains the result.
WinstonSmith4740
(3,056 posts)8. I posted this a while back.
But it bears repeating. Back when Reaganomics was being floated my very smart father made the observation that "This will not work. Republicans believe you can water a tree by spraying the leaves. Democrats know you've got to water the roots."
It's a shame it took the country 30 years to realize that wisdom.
Octafish
(55,745 posts)3. Reverse Robin Hood
Re-Branded.
Sarah Ibarruri
(21,043 posts)4. That's exactly what it is. Now if we could only figure out why poor people believe this crap
Is it lack of education? Is it that they are too afraid not to believe it?
LisaLynne
(14,554 posts)7. That is the crux of the problem.
I think they are willing to vote against what they know are their best interests in order to make sure no brown people get something that they don't.
Sarah Ibarruri
(21,043 posts)9. You might be right. They are cutting off their nose...
to spite their face.
In_The_Wind
(72,300 posts)5. It isn't working.
I'm not convinced.
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JEB
(4,748 posts)6. P. T. Barnum/ Reagan
There's a sucker born every minute.