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Tag: trickle-down economics

Harris breaks with Biden on capital gains tax based on ‘failed...

Speaking to supporters, Harris emphasized the importance of supporting investment in small businesses and innovation while ensuring that the wealthy pay their fair share.

Does trickle-down economics actually work?

Making big corporations and the rich even richer through tax cuts and regulatory rollbacks doesn’t make the rest of us better off.

The end of trickle-down economics

Percolate-up economics works. Trickle-down does not.

Trickle-down economics doesn’t work but build-up does—is Biden listening?

Trickle-down economics is a cruel hoax. The benefits of build-up economics are real.

How Trump’s war on regulation is trickle-down economics

Trump’s attack on regulation is just another form of trickle-down economics – where the gains go the top, and the risks and losses trickle down.

Why making American corporations more competitive doesn’t help most Americans

Restoring corporations' “competitive edge” has little or nothing to do with helping American workers.

The true path to prosperity

Growth doesn’t “trickle down.” It rises up.

What is the true cost of inequality?

Americans, in effect, are each paying what amounts to an “inequality tax.”

Trump’s trickle-down populism

Trickle-down economics dressed in populist garb is still trickle-down economics.

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Trump’s EPA deepens environmental rollback with delays, deregulation, and industry favoritism

From coal ash delays to dicamba reapproval, Trump’s EPA faces backlash for gutting public health safeguards and empowering polluters.

Is the World Order Collapsing?

Will world order will continue as is, with occasional disruptions and non-compliance?

Delays and dysfunction: How Trump’s FEMA overhaul failed Texas flood victims

As deadly floods ravaged Texas, FEMA’s response was stalled by political interference, bureaucratic delays, and personal oversight from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem—leading to the resignation of a top official.

Trump administration defies one in three court orders, undermining rule of law

New analysis finds the Trump White House routinely ignores federal court rulings, triggering growing concern over constitutional crises and erosion of judicial power.

Historic court ruling says countries legally bound to prevent climate harm

This obligation, the UN’s International Court of Justice said on July 23, is grounded in existing environmental and human rights treaties.