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Back in the early 80s when Reagan was decrying welfare and it's costs vs. benefits he joked that it would be cheaper for the U.S. government to abandon the rele

• gremlinsinc 9y ago
  Wow, something I actually finally agree w/ Reagan on -- mostly because I'm anti-bureaucracy. Mailing checks can be automated and allow for closing all welfare offices and firing all the staff that run those agencies, cutting the utilities, selling the land, etc... I'm also for single-payer because we spend too much on Sales/Commercials/CEOS for insurance companies, and medical billers who we could all put out of jobs because all they do is figure out how to pay hospitals and collect money from us or our employers. I feel though that trickle-down has failed immensely. The fact is trickle-out is what happened trickle-out-to-my-caymen-island-account. Rich just re-invest/hoard money. Now if they'd trickled up... it would've worked wonders for the economy. Give the poorest of the poor money --and they'll spend it on booze/drugs/homes/food does it matter? The money still circulates and finds it way back up to the rich/b2c businesses. $10k given to Bill Gates goes into the bank account, and stays their collecting dust and interest. $10k given to a struggling family goes into a new car, or braces for Jimmy, etc... Which in turn goes to payroll for employees at the dentist or car-lot, and that goes on and on...