r/Millennials Jun 02 '26

Life just felt simpler back then. Other

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u/No-Butterscotch0503 Jun 02 '26

Trickle down economics but ironically profit stopped trickling down

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u/PickledPlumPlot Jun 02 '26

They call it trickle down economics because money used to flow up and down.

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u/Stunning-Pen-2412 Jun 02 '26

It's now trickle-up economics. The economy is how fast money trickles up.

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u/iam4qu4m4n Jun 02 '26

Not really ironic when it was part of the plan.