Trickle-Down Economics? More Like ‘Trickle-Up’!

Why You’re Still Waiting for the Benefits

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If you’ve ever felt frustrated by a paycheck that doesn’t stretch far enough, watched prices rise while your income stays stagnant, or wondered why only a handful of people seem to get richer while the rest of us struggle — you’re not alone. And you’re not wrong to feel that something’s seriously off. It’s easy to feel that there must be an answer, something simple that could fix it all. But the truth, isn’t quite that simple.

The Big Lie of Trickle-Down Economics

The comforting idea we’ve been sold goes like this:

Let the wealthiest people and companies grow richer, and eventually, their wealth will “trickle down” to everyone else.

It sounds reasonable on the surface. If big corporations and billionaires have more money, they’ll create more jobs, pay higher wages, and help the rest of us rise, right?

Well, it could be right…if humans weren’t greedy.

But the fact of the matter is…

You can’t ignore human nature when forming economic policy.