Why are we still pretending ‘trickle-down’ economics work? – The Guardian

Why are we still pretending ‘trickle-down’ economics work?

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/jun/12/why-are-we-still-pretending-trickle-down-economics-work

The Laffer curve has done immense damage to the US economy in the forty years since its inception. It also ignores a fundamental reality: tax cuts for the rich don’t work.

Each and every time state or federal governments have tested Laffer’s trickle-down theory, deficits balloon, rich folks hoard their wealth at the top, and average Americans suffer.