Dumb People with Terrible Ideas

Trickle Down Economics


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Trickle Down Economics is like a magic trick where instead of pulling a rabbit out of a hat, you put a million dollars in a rich guy’s pocket. So, actually, it’s not like a magic trick at all, plus there’s not a rabbit or a hat either. So forget what I just wrote.

1:34 Your golden-throated narrator frames the problem in an easy to understand and interesting way

2:20 Obligatory Arthur Laffer reference

4:05 Why money stays with the rich folks, instead of going to your broke ass

7:19 A look at recent Presidents, how they handled taxes, and how the economy reacted

10:44 Faith-based initiatives, or how we learned to pay taxes to churches, instead of COLLECT money from churches

14:40 Life is like a game of monopoly *NOT* like the magic trick reference from the first sentence (editor: please delete! that stupid first sentence it sucks, thanks, Eric)

16:12 A robust and turgid conclusion from your handsome narrator, a very skilled and generous lover

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Dumb People with Terrible IdeasBy Eric Gray

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