Saturday, November 26, 2011

End Herbert Hoover-style ‘trickle-down economics’ to pay off nation’s debt

Trickle-down economics has not worked since Herbert Hoover tried it. It is a myth that adding money to the wealthy through tax cuts stimulates jobs and grows the economy. Under Democratic presidents since 1930 who have emphasized people programs and resisted tax breaks for the richest, annual growth in GDP has averaged 5.4 percent, according to Commerce Department and Office of Management and Budget statistics.

http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/07/07/2304248/end-herbert-hoover-style-trickle.html

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