Middle Class Series: Video: Once Upon a Trickle Down
The Rise and Fall of Supply-Side Economics
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Move over “Trickle Down,” there’s a new game in town. After 30 years of an economy geared toward the wealthy, the rest of us are waking up to the fact that a strong middle class is critical for robust economic growth.
Produced by the Center for American Progress and Pulitzer Prize-winning political cartoonist Mark Fiore (http://www.markfiore.com).
See also:
- Making Our Middle Class Stronger by David Madland
- The Middle Class and Economic Growth by Michael Ettlinger
- The Failure of Supply-Side Economics by Michael Ettlinger and Michael Linden
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