Will Rogers knew, in 1932. “The money was all appropriated for the top in the hopes that it would trickle down to the needy. Mr. Hoover didn’t know that money trickled up. Give it to the people at the bottom and the people at the top will have it before night, anyhow. But it will at least have passed through the poor fellow’s hands.” Mr.…
Will Rogers knew, in 1932. “The money was all appropriated for the top in the hopes that it would trickle down to the needy. Mr. Hoover didn’t know that money trickled up. Give it to the people at the bottom and the people at the top will have it before night, anyhow. But it will at least have passed through the poor fellow’s hands.” Mr. Hoover may not have known but I would bet my booty that Reagan and the greedy bastards knew/know how money trickles.
Well, Reagan's handlers and backers certainly knew that money trickles UP. Reagan himself was famously shallow minded and likely didn't have a clue. As one California legislator said of Reagan (when he was Governor of CA) "you could wade through a pond of Reagan's deepest thoughts and not get your ankles wet." Another article, written by William Leuchtenburg and published in Salon in December 2015, claimed that "...no one had ever entered the White House so grossly ill-informed." (until the advent of Trump, that is).
During the past 50 years, I have heard the voice of, was it, David Stockman saying, "The hogs are really feeding." The really did and they're still at it.
The David Stockman who came up with rebirthing trickle down for repubs and then reformed. And I thought the junk bond feeding frenzy was the worst of it. That was just a hint of what was germinating
Will Rogers knew, in 1932. “The money was all appropriated for the top in the hopes that it would trickle down to the needy. Mr. Hoover didn’t know that money trickled up. Give it to the people at the bottom and the people at the top will have it before night, anyhow. But it will at least have passed through the poor fellow’s hands.” Mr. Hoover may not have known but I would bet my booty that Reagan and the greedy bastards knew/know how money trickles.
Well, Reagan's handlers and backers certainly knew that money trickles UP. Reagan himself was famously shallow minded and likely didn't have a clue. As one California legislator said of Reagan (when he was Governor of CA) "you could wade through a pond of Reagan's deepest thoughts and not get your ankles wet." Another article, written by William Leuchtenburg and published in Salon in December 2015, claimed that "...no one had ever entered the White House so grossly ill-informed." (until the advent of Trump, that is).
Or as James Garner, who worked with Ray-Gun in SAG said: "Amiable dunce."
My dad was a moderate Republican who referred to Reagan as "An amiable dolt."
Betcha Nancy was one that knew
During the past 50 years, I have heard the voice of, was it, David Stockman saying, "The hogs are really feeding." The really did and they're still at it.
The David Stockman who came up with rebirthing trickle down for repubs and then reformed. And I thought the junk bond feeding frenzy was the worst of it. That was just a hint of what was germinating