• Flocklesscrow@lemmy.zip
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    Rebranded the idea of trickle down.

    The concept has existed since the late 19th century; it was formerly called “Horse and Sparrow Economics,” as the horses eat the whole grains, and sparrows peck their meals from the horseshit.

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      Dems have always had a messaging issue, but undoing that rebranding would be a step in the right direction.

      That’s a striking mental image. And it’s becoming increasingly obvious that’s exactly what’s happening—we get to pick the scraps out of the billionaires’ shit.