Trickle Down

Will 'Trickle Down' Banking Work Better than 'Trickle Down' Economics: Thoughts from a Non-Wall Street CEO

Paul Abrams | Posted 04.29.2009 | Business


Paul Abrams

Instead of providing government money and guarantees to hedge funds that will supposedly price toxic assets, put the money to good use on main street through regional banks.

Entrepreneurship Will Lead Us Out of This Mess: Yunus' World From Micro to Macro

Vivian Norris de Montaigu | Posted 04.16.2009 | Business


Vivian Norris de Montaigu

This time, instead of believing in the same old trickle down economics, know that it will be grassroots bottom of the pyramid building up.

Living and Dying American

Stephen Herrington | Posted 02.13.2009 | Living


Stephen Herrington

Back then a typical Republican was to the left of the Clintons. Nixon was a transition. It took Reagan to really define the world in which we now live, in which merit is no longer of value.

America's Choice: Destruction or Construction

Leo W. Gerard | Posted 01.12.2009 | Business


Leo W. Gerard

America is suffering. She is, however, afflicted with an avoidable condition she brought on herself, like a hangover. Only this one's interminable and internationally contagious.

"Spreading the Wealth" Allows for Creativity

Stephen Herrington | Posted 11.29.2008 | Home


Stephen Herrington

If more people have more money, then more business is done and a small increase in taxes comes right back to you. If you are in the forefront of innovation, more comes to you.

McCain Is Not Bush? - The Failed Economics of Reagan, Bush and McCain

Bruce Tenenbaum | Posted 11.15.2008 | Politics


Bruce Tenenbaum

If John McCain wants us to think he's not the same as George Bush, perhaps he should stop embracing Bush's policies.

Again With the Trickle Down!?!

Jared Bernstein | Posted 11.15.2008 | Business


Jared Bernstein

How wrongheaded is John McCain's plan to address the ailing economy by cutting the capital gains tax rate, from 15% to 7.5% for the next two years? Let me count the ways.

Take a Dose of Battle in Seattle to Relieve Washington Fatigue

Leo W. Gerard | Posted 11.05.2008 | Politics


Leo W. Gerard

Under the right set of circumstances -- like impending balloting on their re-election -- Congressmen do respond to public outcry.

Democrats Hope for Future; Republicans Trickle On It

Leo W. Gerard | Posted 09.28.2008 | Politics


Leo W. Gerard

The most fundamental difference in how Democrats and Republicans view middle class Americans revealed itself inadvertently in speeches during the second night of the convention in Denver.

Video: Tax Protest Puts "Me" Over "We"

The Uptake | Posted 04.23.2008 | Home


The Uptake

Ronald Reagan's tax policy has been a disaster. The middle class earns less and pays more taxes for less service. The wealthy earn more and pay less. There is no trickle down.