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The Origin of Student Debt: Reagan Adviser Warned Free College Would Create a Dangerous "Educated Proletariat” (theintercept.com)

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[–] [email protected] 72 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago) (1 children)

Trickle down was originally called the Horse and Sparrow theory, because the idea was that if you feed the horse more oats, they'll be more grain for the sparrows to pick out of its shit.

[–] [email protected] 28 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago) (1 children)

Almost as bad as the worst interpretation of "trickle down economics" I can think of.

Though it's interesting to note that the whole concept does not get better however you try to describe it.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 hours ago

I believe the horse and sparrow theory is what the Roman's did. Clearly that empire is strong today right?