tax increases – American Delusions

Trickle-Down Returns to Enrich the Rich – updated

September 28, 2017 1

Updated 9/28/2017 When I posted this back in June 2017, I was hardly prescient, just sure that Republicans and conservative Democrats would return to the illusory language of trickle-down economic growth. Yesterday President Trump kicked off his big tax cut program in Indiana saying, “a revolutionary change, and the biggest --->> read more -->>

Job Creation – A Pliable (Fraudulent) Rhetoric in the Current Debate over Debt and Debt Ceilings

July 12, 2011 1

When it comes to job creation both Democrats and Republicans reflexively trot out small business as the engine of growth. These flights of breathy admiration for plucky small business owners are part of our national myth, right up there with cowboys. There probably is some truth in this myth as --->> read more -->>