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Trickle Down Economics DOES NOT WORK! (Original Post) kpete Jan 2015 OP
The brainwashed people I know, don't get economic theory from Ha-Joon Chang. immoderate Jan 2015 #1
Exactly... and we know they don't work. lumberjack_jeff Jan 2015 #2
You can't say that, you are violating our deeply held religious beliefs in an insulting manner Fumesucker Jan 2015 #3
Is he a '"European socialist"? Sure sounds like one to me. And an Asian to boot. pampango Jan 2015 #4
Duhhh Bandit Jan 2015 #5
First Word I Thought Of Too ProfessorGAC Jan 2015 #11
Why we who fight the current Republican Party mmonk Jan 2015 #6
Stockman admitted so himself. in 1981 MisterP Jan 2015 #7
K&R liberal_at_heart Jan 2015 #8
Chang you can believe in. Scuba Jan 2015 #9
23 Things They Don't Tell You About Capitalism deutsey Jan 2015 #10
 

lumberjack_jeff

(33,224 posts)
2. Exactly... and we know they don't work.
Thu Jan 15, 2015, 06:29 PM
Jan 2015

Yet they persist - which proves that the effect they did have was the real goal all along.

Fumesucker

(45,851 posts)
3. You can't say that, you are violating our deeply held religious beliefs in an insulting manner
Thu Jan 15, 2015, 06:33 PM
Jan 2015

/the brothers Koch

pampango

(24,692 posts)
4. Is he a '"European socialist"? Sure sounds like one to me. And an Asian to boot.
Thu Jan 15, 2015, 06:57 PM
Jan 2015

Lots of reasons for the right to ignore him and tune in FOX News instead.

ProfessorGAC

(65,326 posts)
11. First Word I Thought Of Too
Fri Jan 16, 2015, 09:29 AM
Jan 2015

Duh. It's been 30+ years. It obviously didn't work. Income disparity, record deficits, record debt and two major recessions in 20 years. (1988 - 2008)

I think the jury is in on this case.

mmonk

(52,589 posts)
6. Why we who fight the current Republican Party
Thu Jan 15, 2015, 07:49 PM
Jan 2015

and their 3rd way Democratic Party enablers no matter how long the fight or how many generations it takes

MisterP

(23,730 posts)
7. Stockman admitted so himself. in 1981
Thu Jan 15, 2015, 11:17 PM
Jan 2015
http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1981/12/the-education-of-david-stockman/305760/

and while Reaganomics actually pushed the American people leftwards early 80s--what of it? who were they gonna vote for?
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