Why is trickle-down economics still with us ? | Robert Reich

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  • Why is trickle-down economics still with us? | Robert Reich | The Guardian
    https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/oct/09/why-is-trickle-down-economics-still-with-us

    […] why is trickle-down economics still with us? What explains the fatal attraction of this repeatedly failed economic theory?

    The easiest answer is that it satisfies politically powerful moneyed interests who want to rake in even more. Armies of lobbyists in Washington, London and Brussels continuously demand tax cuts and “regulatory relief” for their wealthy patrons.

    But why has the public been repeatedly willing to go along with trickle-down economics when nothing ever trickles down? What accounts for the collective amnesia?

    The answer is that the moneyed interests have also invested a portion of their gains in an intellectual infrastructure of economists and pundits who continue to promote this failed doctrine – along with institutions that house them, such as, in the US, the Heritage Foundation, Cato Institute and Club for Growth.