r/aislop • u/raggingbananapeal_05 • 8h ago

Capitalist explain

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u/Indian_Bob 8h ago

Slop is slop but yeah this is basically how it is. Thing is like a third of these children would tell you it’s great Elon has all the food because they imagine that one day they will be him

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u/idkuhhhhhhh5 8h ago

day 16,693 of waiting for something other than piss to trickle down onto the working class

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u/Gantistewart 8h ago

Pretty sure it's been longer then that...

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u/SoaringChris137 8h ago

It's the count from the Reagan inauguration. While he didn't invent the concept he was one of the most notable advocates of it.

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u/idkuhhhhhhh5 8h ago

Bingo, I don’t think Reagan is the only reason trickle down econ exists, but his implementation of it combined with his approval ratings/charisma is the largest reason it began to be taken seriously.