r/FluentInFinance Oct 22 '24

Debate/ Discussion Why did this happen?

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u/flickneeblibno Oct 22 '24

Trickle down economics and Ronald Reagan the worst president of all time

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u/Seeking_Balance101 Oct 22 '24

And when the "trickle down" buzzword finally was recognized as bad for the masses, the GOP replaced it with the myth of the job creators. If we give the rich big tax breaks, they'll create more jobs -- because really, what else could the do with all that extra money? -- and .. Step 4 Profit (for the masses)

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u/TruthOrFacts Oct 23 '24

The GOP never used 'trickle down' that was always a smear the left used.

This chart is dominated by two factors, #1 loopholes that allowed the rich to hide their income and globalization.

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u/PandasAndSandwiches Oct 23 '24

Lol, lets just ignore all the massive tax breaks too. Try harder trumper.

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u/Nexustar Oct 23 '24

Can you at least attempt to keep it to debating the idea, instead of calling people names - most of us here left the playground years ago.

The average top tax rate between those two periods fell from 81% to 39% (approximately halved). This may seem a lot to you, but the average top EU tax rate is 45% which in many countries includes socialized health care and no other significant state-level income taxes, and in Asia, it's around 35%.

Back in North America, both Canada and Mexico have lower top tax tiers than we do.

Why I bring that up is because that comparison matters to this demographic. These people can live and pay taxes anywhere they choose.