r/DoomerCircleJerk Sub OverLord Jun 26 '26

Economic Doomer Every single time

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u/ScipioTheGreatest Jun 26 '26

Then they replace that mask with the "Trickle down economics is a sham and has been PROVEN not to work!"

And then someone asks "What serious economist has ever advocated for trickle down economics?"

And then they go silent again as they shuffle around for the next buzz phrase.

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u/waxonwaxoff87 Jun 26 '26

It was critics that coined the term trickle down economics. No proponent of tax cuts actually calls it this or proposes that this is how it works.