We’ve all heard about “trickle-down economics;” that an individual or corporation’s financial success at the top tends to trickle down on lower rungs of the socio-economic ladder thus benefiting, to some degree, those below. The metaphoric equivalent is: “A rising tide lifts all boats.”
For conservatives, the efficacy of “Trickle-Down Economics” is not only common sense, but also an indisputable fact. A millionaire living in a homeless camp would probably hire someone in the camp to shine his shoes. That’s trickle-down economics. To liberals, however, trickle-down economics comes straight from the pit of inequality hell.
There’s a similar term that may not be as common but is every bit as instructive to examine. That term is “Trickle-Down Information.”
A liberal friend of mine is a died-in-the-wool supporter of Obama, Biden, Pelosi, Schumer and all things Democrat. After watching his hero Biden debate Donald Trump, he was in a state of shock. How on earth did his president become so cognitively diminished so suddenly without so much as a hint of his decline? The answer to his question is quite simple. His human brain is like a computer: garbage in – garbage out. Said another way: One-sided information in – One-sided and ill-informed views out.
All media outlets whether print, radio, TV or digital, spue out a mixture of truth, lies, facts and fiction. Some, however, have a bias towards fiction and lies while others lean towards facts and truth. Like a balanced diet, responsible citizens should ingest a variety of media products in order to establish and maintain a degree of informational currency and equilibrium.
My friend was flabbergasted to learn something just a few weeks ago about President Biden that I had known for almost three years. Why the difference? I was consuming a balanced diet of information fruits, veggies, fictions and lies while he was living exclusively on a daily diet of what turned out to be garbage. Because of his unbalanced media diet, the truth about President Biden’s condition didn’t penetrate his consciousness until he decided to watch the debate and saw it with his own eyes. It took years for the truth to trickle down and slap him in the face. Had he been a little more committed to objective analysis rather than consuming only what he wanted to eat – what reinforced his own views – he would have been a lot better informed much earlier in the game. He – and all others who want to be responsible, informed citizens – should have thrown a little Fox News, talk radio and Tallahassee Reports in with his permanent diet of CNN, MSNBC, Tallahassee Democrat and NPR.
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Best commentary I’ve read on TR in years! Spot on!
And the local Socialist propaganda newsletter is only getting worse, as they hire more FAMU j-skrewel Skulls Full of Mush to advance their Progressive agenda.
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Interesting that the liberals commenting on a conservative articles often become word salads.
To paraphrase R. R., They know so many things which are untrue. Thus the need for garnering information from many sources and using common sense to discern real from fiction.
“We’ve all heard about “trickle-down economics;” that an individual or corporation’s financial success at the top tends to trickle down on lower rungs of the socio-economic ladder thus benefiting, to some degree, those below. For conservatives, the efficacy of “Trickle-Down Economics” is not only common sense, but also an indisputable fact.”
This is just simply striking ignorance of simple observations of reality. The share of wealth held in the country since Reagan has consistently risen to the top 1%, and especially the top .01%. The idea that this is an ‘indisputable fact’, without any evidence presented to it’s indisputability ought to tell the informed reader something.
” A millionaire living in a homeless camp would probably hire someone in the camp to shine his shoes. That’s trickle-down economics.”
Yes. All of the millionaires living in homeless camps. It is an indisputable fact that millionaires are often living in homeless camps. All the homeless people waiting around with their stock of shoe shine, yes, they’re everywhere. BTW – if the rising tide from Reagan’s horoscope driving economic policies were really helping people that weren’t millionaires, why are we passing laws about homeless camps some 40 years later? Where’s the tide? Our rates at the top end of the tax bracket are still wildly less than the days of Ronnie R, but more people seem to be homeless, instead of less? How should be reconcile this seeming deviation from (moron) economic ideology and reality?
“After watching his hero Biden debate Donald Trump, he was in a state of shock. ”
Literally no one thought Biden was a hero. That being said, he was selfless and gave up his position for the good of the country, something Trump couldn’t conceive of doing, because it might not personally benefit him.
No no. the only real way to get news is MEMES off X.
I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again… The biggest threat to our safety, security, sovereignty, and survival of our Republic… is a media that has lost its commitment to journalist integrity and its charge of speaking “truth” to power.
I don’t remember who coined the phrase, but it stands true today… “The 4th Estate has become the 5th Column”.
Do your own homework and ignore the noise. As the ol’ saying goes… Trust nothing you read and only half of what you hear.
“How on earth did his president become so cognitively diminished so suddenly without so much as a hint of his decline?” ………………….. REALLY? Someone actually asked that question of Biden? It has been noticeable for Years BEFORE the Debate, THEY just refused to admit it.
Which begs the question: Why are you friends with someone who is so clearly bereft of reason?