mommykink@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 1 year agoWhat popular quote are you tired of hearing?message-squaremessage-square64fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up10arrow-down1message-squareWhat popular quote are you tired of hearing?mommykink@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square64fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareleaky_shower_thought@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoThat trickle-down economics quote. There’s studies about it [not working] published but it’s just studies. The original quote is “If you feed enough oats to the horse, some will pass through to feed the sparrows” from Galbraith. I imagine people are not yet ready to learn this “promise” ain’t holding water.
minus-squareCileTheSane@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year ago The original quote is “If you feed enough oats to the horse, some will pass through to feed the sparrows” from Galbraith. If my goal is to feed sparrows that’s a very costly and inefficient method. I also end up with an overweight horse.
That trickle-down economics quote. There’s studies about it [not working] published but it’s just studies.
The original quote is “If you feed enough oats to the horse, some will pass through to feed the sparrows” from Galbraith.
I imagine people are not yet ready to learn this “promise” ain’t holding water.
If my goal is to feed sparrows that’s a very costly and inefficient method. I also end up with an overweight horse.
… and a lot of horse shit.
Checks out with economics results