--Originally Posted by waterdog101
Well.... That was a grand idea and I do believe Mr. Reagan was sincere in his belief that folks who prospered would "share the bounty"... I have seen some statistics that suggest that is not the case... It does seem from some of the stats. that the top 1% seems to have stayed fairly constant in the wealth they hold, it also seems the 15 or 20 % below them has seen their wealth grow at a greater rate in the years since trickle down was suggested while the middle class seems to have suffered a decline in their numbers, not sure how anybody else might see that but to me it says people who have the ability to grow their own wealth at the cost of the people who are employed by them and at the cost of our country's economy seems to choose that and that seems to be against what Mr. Reagan advocated... It seems they warship him as their saint but don't seem to follow what he believed was right.... I believe most employers will pay no more to their employees than they are forced to pay.. That is the main reason I believe trade unions were very beneficial to the countries economy when they were thriving... Trickle down will never work.
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