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Lancero

(3,003 posts) Sun Jun 28, 2015, 06:03 PM Jun 2015

Ever hear about the Horse and Sparrow theory? [View all]

Basically, it's the idea that if you feed enough oats to a horse, eventually some of it will pass through for the sparrows to eat.

Sound familiar?

Yeah, this is what "Trickle down" used to be called.

http://www.newmainetimes.org/articles/2012/07/30/horses-and-sparrows-myth-trickle-down-economics/

So, basically, when Republicans are trying to sell 'Trickle down' as good for the middle class, they are actually telling the middle class to eat shit.

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Ever hear about the Horse and Sparrow theory? [View all] Lancero Jun 2015 OP

That only works because the horse keeps it moving on through Warpy Jun 2015 #1

yes, passing seeds is how wild horses reseeded the great North Amer. grasslands. But then the Gov. Sunlei Jun 2015 #2

IIRC, that was coined by John Kenneth Galbraith hifiguy Jun 2015 #3

Somewhat different than 'The Story of the Little Sparrow.' It went like this: freshwest Jun 2015 #4

Perfect. mmonk Jun 2015 #5

GOP slogan: Eat shit and Die! JaneyVee Jun 2015 #6