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It worked didnt it
That didnt necessarily improve economy
Nvm
Address unemployment by
Reducing regulation
Btrb
It did improve the economy actually
🤔
Critics of it point to rising inequality though
Rising inequality
Resulting from?
Tax cuts
I see
Though everyone got them, the wealthiest got the biggest breaks
Overall though, everyone’s lives did improve and incomes went up
So, essentially, trickle down then
In a way
No
Here’s the difference
Trickle down refers to mainly breaks for the wealthiest, assuming that they’ll invest that money in business, and it goes down to workers wages rising eventually
Or even flat tax
I see
Both in practice had the wealthiest taxed at the highest percentage though
What do you mean
You said tax breaks for the wealthy in trickle down
I did
Percentage wise
But in both cases, the wealthiest do have the highest taxes to pay in percentages
Supply side for example is a 5% break for all income groups
Percentage wise they get away with a pathetic tiny capital gains tax though
Trickle down is like a 7% break for the wealthiest, 3% break for lower income earners to achieve equilibrium
One issue about Reagan though was the deficit went way up
Yeah i mean it was bound to happen
Including debt
No it wasn’t really
Throufh all that deregulation and tax reductions
It’s possible to do tax cuts and reduce deficits at once
Yeah but still unlikely
The debt went up when he raised millitary spending for the arms race
Against the soviets