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The primary metaphysical tenet of the "trickle down" theology sold to the ordinary American goes like this: if you cut a rich man's financial responsibilities and burdens to his country, and let him instead keep the money he would've owed to his country under normal circumstances, he will automatically feel compelled to invest that money in ways that will rain jobs down on the middle class - thereby putting that money into the pockets of the middle class.
Yes. That's how it works. Who do you think buys all those municipal, school, etc. bonds that enables public facilities to be built while creating jobs for the contractors, etc., at the same time? Who do you think invests in corporations by buying stocks and/or corporate bonds thereby allowing businesses to grow and expand, which creates more jobs?
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Every time a trickle down scam is pulled on the American public, it has the same effect - the rich stash that money, increase the vast piles of money the rich were already sitting on, and nothing gets "trickled down", so the economy becomes stagnant and has much less activity.
In FACT, after the scam was pulled, and the rich had were sitting on even bigger amounts of money
"Sitting on?" What do you mean by that? Are you under the impression that the "rich" were just hoarding physical cash somewhere and not investing it into stocks and/or bonds that enable economic growth and therefore job creation?
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the way they thanked this nation was by pulling jobs away from this country at breakneck speed, rendering this country practically jobless, by crushing the people's unions, and by carrying out a series of corporate scams that left this country on its knees.
And THAT is trickle down.
Actually, that was accomplished by globalization and global wage arbitrage (thank Clinton for NAFTA, and Obama for the Pacific Rim version of NAFTA), onerous U.S. regulations, and corporate taxes that are so high that they put corporations operating in the U.S. at a competitive DISadvantage in the global arena.
The demise of private sector unions, and wage stagnancy for no/low-skilled workers, was accomplished by allowing millions of no/low-skilled illegal immigrants to flood the country and compete for those jobs. Illegal immigration further harms the country when those without documentation are paid cash under the table which means that neither they nor their employer pays any state or federal income tax or payroll tax on that cash salary.
Public employee unions are being broken by voting taxpayers who CANNOT afford to pay for public employees' lavish salaries plus benefits anymore. Witness the FAILED governor recall election in Wisconsin.
How anyone can NOT understand what's happening and why is beyond me. The sheer economic ignorance on display in this thread is stunning. In a BAD way.
Sure there is. Just one obvious example of that is the extra food stamps a woman gets for each child while those kids are fed free breakfast, lunch, and dinner 5-6 days per week at school, after school care, and daycare. So the woman doesn't really need all that much extra in food stamps because she rarely has to feed the kids, but she gets them anyway.
When I was in first grade, there was hardly ever any real food in the house (but vast volumes of beer in the refrigerator), I missed school about half the time, and was fed ketchup sandwiches (as the closest available substitutes to real food).
And if I had ever had any actual daycare I would have been yanked out of that home in a hurry (hopefully).
Yes. That's how it works. Who do you think buys all those municipal, school, etc. bonds that enables public facilities to be built while creating jobs for the contractors, etc., at the same time? Who do you think invests in corporations by buying stocks and/or corporate bonds thereby allowing businesses to grow and expand, which creates more jobs?
"Sitting on?" What do you mean by that? Are you under the impression that the "rich" were just hoarding physical cash somewhere and not investing it into stocks and/or bonds that enable economic growth and therefore job creation?
Actually, that was accomplished by globalization and global wage arbitrage (thank Clinton for NAFTA, and Obama for the Pacific Rim version of NAFTA), onerous U.S. regulations, and corporate taxes that are so high that they put corporations operating in the U.S. at a competitive DISadvantage in the global arena.
The demise of private sector unions, and wage stagnancy for no/low-skilled workers, was accomplished by allowing millions of no/low-skilled illegal immigrants to flood the country and compete for those jobs. Illegal immigration further harms the country when those without documentation are paid cash under the table which means that neither they nor their employer pays any state or federal income tax or payroll tax on that cash salary.
Public employee unions are being broken by voting taxpayers who CANNOT afford to pay for public employees' lavish salaries plus benefits anymore. Witness the FAILED governor recall election in Wisconsin.
How anyone can NOT understand what's happening and why is beyond me. The sheer economic ignorance on display in this thread is stunning. In a BAD way.
Which is why I insist that any 'immigration reform' include provisions to compernsate no/low skilled legal workers (e.g. existing citizens) for the economic damages they have suffered as a result of illegal immigration.
Again, I remind readers that a childless legal burger flipper pays over $500/year in federal income tax.
When I was in first grade, there was hardly ever any real food in the house (but vast volumes of beer in the refrigerator), I missed school about half the time...
That doesn't happen now. Why? Because state and federal $$$ is based on school ATTENDANCE.
PLUS, those receiving public assistance know that their kids will get fed for free at school, daycare, etc., so that means they can spend the extra $$$ per child on themselves.
Which is why I insist that any 'immigration reform' include provisions to compernsate no/low skilled legal workers (e.g. existing citizens) for the economic damages they have suffered as a result of illegal immigration.
Again, I remind readers that a childless legal burger flipper pays over $500/year in federal income tax.
So... which Democrats/liberals are supporting your request?
That doesn't happen now. Why? Because state and federal $$$ is based on school ATTENDANCE.
PLUS, those receiving public assistance know that their kids will get fed for free at school, daycare, etc., so that means they can spend the extra $$$ per child on themselves.
I am very angry and want to know WhyTF and HowTF the system failed me so badly. This was in NYC.
I am very angry and want to know WhyTF and HowTF the system failed me so badly. This was in NYC.
Sorry, what's your question again?
We didn't always have the programs we have now, it's possible they weren't around when you were going to school. If they were, well, NYC is large and busy.
Why and how? Your age. Welfare benefits have expanded significantly since you were a child.
So exactly why did I miss so much school (and was considerably underweight) and NothingTF happened (as far as I was aware).
And HowTF did I end up with a pair of flaming alcoholics who were not even related to me?
Maybe I can't handle the truth but I want answers.
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were just hoarding physical cash somewhere and not investing it into stocks and/or bonds that enable economic growth and therefore job creation? 
