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50 years of tax cuts for the rich failed to trickle down, economics study says - CBS News (www.cbsnews.com)
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[–] ArtZuron@beehaw.org 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Considering lots of folks knew it wasn't going to work even as he was pushing for it, it's not a surprise. We've known this for decades

[–] the_third@feddit.de 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It was never the point, that was just a carrot for their voters.

[–] ArtZuron@beehaw.org 1 points 2 years ago

Yes exactly. It wasn't ever actually meant to help most people. It was dressed up pretty-like to fool an entire generation of rubes who are blind to what it did to their children and grandchildren