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7. Even George HW Bush called it "voodoo economics" when he was vying for Reagan to be the nominee.

Wed Jun 11, 2025, 03:14 PM

Jun 11

Of course, he quickly got on board once he was selected as VP.

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This scheme is so mind-boggling even Republicans have stopped lying about it [View all] justaprogressive Jun 11 OP

Even Laffer had his limits Starfury Jun 11 #3

Ah, yes, the old 'trickle down' scam. sinkingfeeling Jun 11 #4

Trickle down has accelerated into golden showers. usonian Jun 11 #5

Always said "trickle down" was really "piss on" economics. lastlib Jun 11 #8

The theory has been soundly disproven. usonian Jun 11 #11

The trickle down theory UpInArms Jun 11 #6

Long game Iamscrewed Jun 11 #9

Message auto-removed Name removed Jun 11 #10

I just thinking about this yesterday Picaro Jun 11 #12