ccunning@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 14 days agoIf billionaires and CEOs feel like they need to start paying for large security details, would that be an example of trickle down economics?message-squaremessage-square71fedilinkarrow-up1362arrow-down120
arrow-up1342arrow-down1message-squareIf billionaires and CEOs feel like they need to start paying for large security details, would that be an example of trickle down economics?ccunning@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 14 days agomessage-square71fedilink
minus-squareSlopppyEngineer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up10·14 days agoTrickle down is more lying by omission. Wealth trickles down, but at the same time flows up through various means so it’s a net negative for the poor, thus concentrating wealth on the hands of the few.
Trickle down is more lying by omission. Wealth trickles down, but at the same time flows up through various means so it’s a net negative for the poor, thus concentrating wealth on the hands of the few.