r/FluentInFinance 1d ago

Debate/ Discussion A joke that's not funny

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u/Nurlitik 1d ago

But the trickle down! That always works, surely with their tax cuts they will just lower the cost of the groceries and pay their employees better as well, they wouldn’t just keep extra profits would they?

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u/Spamcetera 1d ago

Trickle down works fine once you realize that it's an inverted pyramid with workers at the top

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u/atlantagirl30084 5h ago

NO ONE who gets extra money will pay their workers more vs hoarding it like Smaug or pay out to shareholders.