"It's kind of hard to sell 'trickle down,' so the supply-side formula was the only way to get a tax policy that was really 'trickle down.' Supply-side is 'trickle-down' theory."
"Yes, Stockman conceded, when one stripped away the new rhetoric emphasizing across-the-board cuts, the supply-side theory was really new clothes for the unpopular doctrine of the old Republican orthodoxy."
"…the Reagan coalition prevailed again in the House and Congress passed the tax-cut legislation with a final frenzy of trading and bargaining. Again, Stockman was not exhilarated by the victory. On the contrary, it seemed to leave a bad taste in his mouth, as though the democratic process had finally succeeded i...

"It's kind of hard to sell 'trickle down,' so the supply-side formula was the only way to get a tax policy that was really 'trickle down.' Supply-side is 'trickle-down' theory."
"Yes, Stockman conceded, when one stripped away the new rhetoric emphasizing across-the-board cuts, the supply-side theory was really new clothes for the unpopular doctrine of the old Republican orthodoxy."
"…the Reagan coalition prevailed again in the House and Congress passed the tax-cut legislation with a final frenzy of trading and bargaining. Again, Stockman was not exhilarated by the victory. On the contrary, it seemed to leave a bad taste in his mouth, as though the democratic process had finally succeeded in shocking him by its intensity and its greed. Once again, Stockman participated in the trading -- special tax concessions for oil -- lease holders and real-estate tax shelters, and generous loopholes that virtually eliminated the corporate income tax. Stockman sat in the room and saw it happen."
"'Do you realize the greed that came to the forefront?' Stockman asked with wonder. 'The hogs were really feeding. The greed level, the level of opportunism, just got out of control.'"
The Education of David Stockman 1981:
http://www. theatlantic. com/politics/budget/stockman.htm
Reagan's policies did more than simply cut income taxes. A large number of tax loopholes were written into the tax code that catered to special corporate interests. In fact many of the current scandals involving companies such as Enron are rooted in laws that were passed during the Reagan administration that gave these companies more legal legroom to work with and less oversight.
In addition, the small “income-tax cuts” that were given to the middle and lower income tax brackets were countered with new taxes that were directed at middle and low income individuals, as former House Speaker Jim Wright said:
Reagan's tax increases fell mainly on consumers, low- and middle-income people. MORE BELOW

Sales and excise levies. Reagan didn't call these taxes. They were, in his euphemistic lexicon, "user fees" and "revenue-enhancers."

The most important issue though is that even if you take the Reagan “Trickle-Down” policy at face value it’s still horribly flawed as a policy that will provide economic growth that benefits all Americans.

There is no realistic way for "Trickle-Down" economics to work to increase the income of the working classes of America. In fact I am certain that the developers of the theory of "Trickle-Down" economics were fully aware of this and that "Trickle-Down" has in fact worked as intended. This means that the intent behind implementing "Trickle-Down" was to bene...

Sales and excise levies. Reagan didn't call these taxes. They were, in his euphemistic lexicon, "user fees" and "revenue-enhancers."

The most important issue though is that even if you take the Reagan “Trickle-Down” policy at face value it’s still horribly flawed as a policy that will provide economic growth that benefits all Americans.

There is no realistic way for "Trickle-Down" economics to work to increase the income of the working classes of America. In fact I am certain that the developers of the theory of "Trickle-Down" economics were fully aware of this and that "Trickle-Down" has in fact worked as intended. This means that the intent behind implementing "Trickle-Down" was to benefit the wealthiest Americans at the expense of working class Americans. "Trickle-Down" hasn't failed, as many modern economists have suggested, it has succeeded in its goals, which is the increase of economic inequality and the shift of a greater portion of America's wealth into the hands of the wealthiest Americans.

I'll show you exactly why "Trickle-Down" can never really trickle down, and I'll expose the logic that was used to trick Americans into supporting the idea that freeing up money for the wealthy could somehow benefit the poor and middle class.

I'm going to use a very simplistic example to demonstrate the principles of "Trickle-Down" economics. No, this is not a 100% accurate model of our economic system, and it assumes that "all other aspects of the economy are equal," but the major principles are represented. I will give "Trickle-Down" the benefit of the doubt and assume that it actually does create jobs in my example.

READ MORE ABOUT THIS LEGAL SCAM AT THIS LINK:
http://members.tripod.com/rationalrevolution0/war/trickle_down.htm

So would anyone please point to an example of a civilization that taxed itself into prosperity? All of this emoting about whether some rich person is paying 1% more in taxes today than yesterday might make you feel warm in your jealous souls - but do you look at the actual results. Just how much money came into the Federal maw by the end of Reagan's term compared to the start of it? Hint - think more than 100% more.

Yes - Republicans believe (or some of them do) that making private citizens responsible for themselves it much better than trusting some government bureaucracy. You think the same kind of people who run FEMA or the State Department should be accountable for your health? Wel...

So would anyone please point to an example of a civilization that taxed itself into prosperity? All of this emoting about whether some rich person is paying 1% more in taxes today than yesterday might make you feel warm in your jealous souls - but do you look at the actual results. Just how much money came into the Federal maw by the end of Reagan's term compared to the start of it? Hint - think more than 100% more.

Yes - Republicans believe (or some of them do) that making private citizens responsible for themselves it much better than trusting some government bureaucracy. You think the same kind of people who run FEMA or the State Department should be accountable for your health? Well, good luck on that early grave toots, but its not cost effective to give health care to old people or fat people or people who smoke. See UK for examples. And then you want to give more money to idiots like that?

You think the same kind of people who run FEMA or the State Department should be accountable for your health? Well, good luck on that early grave toots, but its not cost effective to give health care to old people or fat people or people who smoke...


Talk about egomaniacal, just be careful you don't have to get a whiff of the decaying bodies as you step over them. With your self righteousness and your intolerance for anyone who isn't as lucky as yourself, I'll bet you could even eat a whole cake in front of a staving child and say to such child. "You haven't any food because you are just too lazy to go out and work for the money to buy food, unlike myself."

While you are [b]...

You think the same kind of people who run FEMA or the State Department should be accountable for your health? Well, good luck on that early grave toots, but its not cost effective to give health care to old people or fat people or people who smoke...


Talk about egomaniacal, just be careful you don't have to get a whiff of the decaying bodies as you step over them. With your self righteousness and your intolerance for anyone who isn't as lucky as yourself, I'll bet you could even eat a whole cake in front of a staving child and say to such child. "You haven't any food because you are just too lazy to go out and work for the money to buy food, unlike myself."

While you are up on your high horse sniffing the BS you believe in, ask a working fellow human being why he likes to work for wages that are so low they just can't pay for a decent life. I am trying to stop using the term poor because people in this bracket are really just low-income and in a country as rich as ours that should be a crime. Oh and one more little tidbit to try and squeeze into your small made up mind of inhumanity: Read Below:

In 1968 if you didn't have the money to pay full price for a school lunch meal, you didn't eat,” said Ambassador George McGovern. He went on to explain to participants at the recent Agricultural Publications Summit—that not only didn't you eat, but you were often forced to be a lunchroom wallflower, standing on the sidelines as you watched those who could afford full price eat their meal. As a senator visiting a school lunchroom at the time, McGovern asked one little boy who couldn't afford lunch how it made him feel to stand there and watch his classmates eat. Rather than be angry as McGovern expected, the little boy told him that he was ashamed that he didn't have enough money. McGovern still shakes his head at the memory, saying the little boy shouldn't have been ashamed...

[b]I'M SURE YOU WOULD NOT AGREE AND SAY HE SHOULD BE ASH