Jeff Atwood on Nostr: Remember when people thought “trickle down” economics actually worked? Perhaps if ...
Remember when people thought “trickle down” economics actually worked? Perhaps if we give a lot *more* money to the rich it will start working one day, somehow? That seems to be the current plan, but I have another idea: what if we reversed it and used “trickle up” to give money to those most in need? All the data I can find, including our rgmii.org data and studies in progress, all seem to show that this direction works. ⬆️
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