Trickle-down economics?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="term">term</span> “<span word="trickle">trickle</span>-<span word="down">down</span> <span word="economy">economy</span>”.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Or">Or</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="trickle">trickle</span>-<span word="down">down</span> <span word="economics">economics</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pro">pro</span>-<span word="capital">capital</span>, <span word="pro">pro</span>-<span word="rich">rich</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pro">pro</span>-<span word="elite">elite</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="theory">theory</span>.</p><p><span word="First">First</span>, <span word="trickle">trickle</span> <span word="down">down</span>. <span word="Observe">Observe</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="brook">brook</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="stream">stream</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mountains">mountains</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="runs">runs</span> <span word="downhill">downhill</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stream">stream</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="thinner">thinner</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="sources">sources</span> <span word="joining">joining</span> <span word="in">in</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="thin">thin</span> <span word="stream">stream</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="eventually">eventually</span> <span word="reduce">reduce</span> <span word="itself">itself</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="trickle">trickle</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="thin">thin</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="slow">slow</span> <span word="stream">stream</span> <span word="indeed">indeed</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="completely">completely</span> <span word="disappearing">disappearing</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="dries">dries</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="altogether">altogether</span>.</p><p><span word="Or">Or</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="cry">cry</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="tears">tears</span> <span word="trickle">trickle</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="cheeks">cheeks</span>. <span word="Trickle">Trickle</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="short">short</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="amount">amount</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="significance">significance</span>.</p><p><span word="Trickle">Trickle</span>-<span word="down">down</span> <span word="economics">economics</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="theory">theory</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="top">top</span>, <span word="their">their</span> <span word="investment">investment</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="businesses">businesses</span> <span word="eventually">eventually</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="benefit">benefit</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bottom">bottom</span> <span word="ladders">ladders</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="economy">economy</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="breaks">breaks</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wealthy">wealthy</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="they">they</span>'<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="hands">hands</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="with">with</span>. <span word="Eventually">Eventually</span>, <span word="they">they</span>'<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="various">various</span> <span word="investments">investments</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="eventually">eventually</span>, <span word="benefits">benefits</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="providing">providing</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="theory">theory</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="adding">adding</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="stream">stream</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hills">hills</span>. <span word="Eventually">Eventually</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="add">add</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stream">stream</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="trickle">trickle</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hills">hills</span> <span word="and">and</span>, <span word="hopefully">hopefully</span>, <span word="reach">reach</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="flatlands">flatlands</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="proverbial">proverbial</span> <span word="flatlands">flatlands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="so">so</span>-<span word="called">called</span> <span word="middle">middle</span> <span word="class">class</span>, <span word="congregate">congregate</span>.</p>
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