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Old 10-28-2017, 08:13 AM   #43
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Originally Posted by scottw View Post
doesn't income have more to do with the motivation and drive of the individual than government policy? and that would be directly affected by opportunity available and a vibrant economy with as much money flowing through it as possible?....the idea with "trickle down" was/is that there was more money moving through the free market economy as opposed to more money controlled and doled out through government agencies and coffers...I don't think there was ever any promise of "Income Equality"....whether the individual takes advantage of that or not is up to them....I guess if you are locked into a job where your pay scale and advancement opportunity is pre-determined it would not matter either way except to complain that others are getting "richer"
What a crock.
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