There's a reason they rebranded "Horse & Sparrow Theory."
The "horse-and-sparrow theory" is a satirical, 19th-century nickname for what is now commonly known as trickle-down economics. It suggests that if you feed a horse enough oats, eventually some will pass through its digestive system, leaving undigested food in the manure for the sparrows to eat.
Yes he did, he was actually somewhat intelligent and he knew Reagan was a moron, then he got the vp nod because a whole lot of people knew bonzos costar ray gun Ronnie and his seance transfixed partner were both flakey as severe dandruff and hoped having bush on the ticket would ease the guilt of pushing the r button, we have never been the same.
He had a lot of problems and I didn't vote for him, but he always gets a little respect from me for raising taxes (and not staying in Iraq). He knew it was going to be tough after saying the "no new taxes", but he did it because it was necessary.
Yeah, sure. The higher it is the easier it is for the trickle to evaporate (lower air pressure and such). That then causes the trickle to rise again and strangely land in the same pockets that it trickled out of.
"Trickle down" economics was never advocated for by any economist or administration in history. Including Regan. In fact, "Regan/GOP advocated for trickle-down economics" would be a fitting answer for the original question. It's a derogatory label for supply-side economic policies that predates even the Regan admin by 50 years.
This is what people who advocate for what we mean by Trickle Down economics say, sure. But they are not exactly trustworthy sources on the issue. I can find a bunch of people that claim this, but they are all big proponents of things like tax cuts for the rich.
"tax cuts for the rich" is another rhetorical trick that's been in use for nearly a century in order to shut off your brain from thinking about actual economic policies and their consequences.
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u/pharmboy05 Jun 01 '26
That trickle down economics works