Trickle-down economics was made famous in this country by former president, actor, and Republican God Ronald Reagan. This theory centers around the idea that if large businesses and corporations are given tax breaks, and are therefore able to make and hang onto more money as a result of that, not only will they prosper, but so too will the country as a whole, as the money will trickle down from them to the middle- and lower-classes. Unfortunately, this theory doesn't work very well for a large majority of the population. If you're making over a million dollars, you may disagree. Even if we're not looking at numbers and how the income gap has steadily increased between the wealthiest among us and the middle- and lower-classes since trickle-down economics really started being initiated, and how much it has hurt the economy in the long-run, the theory doesn't even hold water from a logic standpoint. Ask the younger of two brothers or two sisters how he or she feels about the "trickle-down" effect, and he or she will likely say, "I hate it! Mom! Why do I have to wear my brother's clothes after he grows out of them? I want my own clothes! Mom! Please?!? He smells funny! Mom?!?"
While that is an imperfect analogy, it does showcase that, like with trickle-down economics, the trickle-down theory, generally speaking, isn't likely to satisfy a majority of individuals whom partake in it. This is especially the case with money. For as much as we'd love to believe that all major corporations would allow their wealth to trickle down to the lesser fortunate so that more people could live a good and healthy life, we'd be lying to ourselves if we truly believed that. While such businesses and corporations may, at first, have had noble intentions with the idea, once they saw how much money they were making, they tended to focus on themselves and their well-being, as opposed to the well-being of others. While many heads of these corporations may claim to believe in God, once they've been given the opportunity to make money their God, they've accepted it unhesitatingly.
Yes, trickle-down economics reminds me of this following story:
Setting: Many workers gather in a dark, underground setting, lodged below a giant kitchen with their bosses, separated by a metal ceiling/floor with holes spread about it
Boss Walter Mart: "Gosh, I'm hungry tonight. What about you guys?"
Boss Donald Makin: "Yeah, same here. I don't think I've ever been this hungry, and the food looks especially good tonight!"
Boss George Douche: "Well, you guys can talk away. I'm going to dig in here."
Worker Julius Orange: "What's going on up there, guys? Can anyone see what they're doing?"
Worker Gabriella Peters: "I don't know, but I smell food, and I'm getting hungry..."
Worker Jason Krueger: "You're getting hungry? I've been waiting here for I don't know how long and still no food!"
Gabriella: "Let's all calm down. The food will come down eventually."
Jason: "I don't know how much longer I can wait! I'm starving!"
::Walter, Donald, and George start chowing down on their food::
Walter: "Wow, this is good. I'm on my third helping. How about you guys?"
Donald: "This is four for me, and I still have to make room for dessert!"
George: "What comes after one? Two? Yeah, I think that's right. So, yeah, I'm on two."
Donald: "Those flashcards we worked on earlier really helped you, didn't they George?"
George: "Sure did! I still feel like I'm forgetting something, though?"
Donald: "What's that? 3 x 3?"
George: "No, no. It doesn't have to do with math. That's six, by the way."
Donald: "No, that would be if you added the two numbers. We'll get to that later. Anyway, what is it you're forgetting?"
George: "I don't know. This food is just so good, I feel like, gosh, I don't know. Can you guys help me out?' Wait - do you hear something?"
Walter: "No, but then again, I don't have my hearing aids in. How about you, Donald?"
Donald: "Yeah, I think I hear something, but I'm just trying to ignore it. This delicious food is helping me do just that!"
George: "Huh. I swore I heard something. Oh well. I guess I'll help myself to serving #4 now."
Donald: "That's three."
George: "Really? 1, 2, 4... I don't know. Well, whatever helping it is, it's going to go down just as fast as the last three."
Donald: "Two"
George: "Whatever"
Julius: "I think I got a crumb! I'm not sure what it is, but it's delicious!"
Jason: "You son of a b*tch! Give me that!"
Gabriella: "Don't fight, boys. There will be plenty more to come."
::the three workers then fall asleep, after eating a couple of crumbs a piece, still starving, all the while their bosses break their scales due to how much weight they put on::
While that is an imperfect analogy, it does showcase that, like with trickle-down economics, the trickle-down theory, generally speaking, isn't likely to satisfy a majority of individuals whom partake in it. This is especially the case with money. For as much as we'd love to believe that all major corporations would allow their wealth to trickle down to the lesser fortunate so that more people could live a good and healthy life, we'd be lying to ourselves if we truly believed that. While such businesses and corporations may, at first, have had noble intentions with the idea, once they saw how much money they were making, they tended to focus on themselves and their well-being, as opposed to the well-being of others. While many heads of these corporations may claim to believe in God, once they've been given the opportunity to make money their God, they've accepted it unhesitatingly.
Yes, trickle-down economics reminds me of this following story:
Setting: Many workers gather in a dark, underground setting, lodged below a giant kitchen with their bosses, separated by a metal ceiling/floor with holes spread about it
Boss Walter Mart: "Gosh, I'm hungry tonight. What about you guys?"
Boss Donald Makin: "Yeah, same here. I don't think I've ever been this hungry, and the food looks especially good tonight!"
Boss George Douche: "Well, you guys can talk away. I'm going to dig in here."
Worker Julius Orange: "What's going on up there, guys? Can anyone see what they're doing?"
Worker Gabriella Peters: "I don't know, but I smell food, and I'm getting hungry..."
Worker Jason Krueger: "You're getting hungry? I've been waiting here for I don't know how long and still no food!"
Gabriella: "Let's all calm down. The food will come down eventually."
Jason: "I don't know how much longer I can wait! I'm starving!"
::Walter, Donald, and George start chowing down on their food::
Walter: "Wow, this is good. I'm on my third helping. How about you guys?"
Donald: "This is four for me, and I still have to make room for dessert!"
George: "What comes after one? Two? Yeah, I think that's right. So, yeah, I'm on two."
Donald: "Those flashcards we worked on earlier really helped you, didn't they George?"
George: "Sure did! I still feel like I'm forgetting something, though?"
Donald: "What's that? 3 x 3?"
George: "No, no. It doesn't have to do with math. That's six, by the way."
Donald: "No, that would be if you added the two numbers. We'll get to that later. Anyway, what is it you're forgetting?"
George: "I don't know. This food is just so good, I feel like, gosh, I don't know. Can you guys help me out?' Wait - do you hear something?"
Walter: "No, but then again, I don't have my hearing aids in. How about you, Donald?"
Donald: "Yeah, I think I hear something, but I'm just trying to ignore it. This delicious food is helping me do just that!"
George: "Huh. I swore I heard something. Oh well. I guess I'll help myself to serving #4 now."
Donald: "That's three."
George: "Really? 1, 2, 4... I don't know. Well, whatever helping it is, it's going to go down just as fast as the last three."
Donald: "Two"
George: "Whatever"
Julius: "I think I got a crumb! I'm not sure what it is, but it's delicious!"
Jason: "You son of a b*tch! Give me that!"
Gabriella: "Don't fight, boys. There will be plenty more to come."
::the three workers then fall asleep, after eating a couple of crumbs a piece, still starving, all the while their bosses break their scales due to how much weight they put on::
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