Animal Farm

Trickle down works. In general, you tax the shit out of the fat cat company owner. He can’t affort to hire new employees and/or has to lay off a few. His product or service goes up in price. Workers lose their job, or can’t get a job and/or can’t afford the price of the product or services. The fat cat company owner loses more money because of loss in sales. Repeat.

Here’s one coming down the pick. Cap and trade. Companies have to pay more taxes for putting our CO2, the same gas we exhale. The company can’t just suck it up. They would go out of business. Don’t you need gas? Don’t you need electricity? What is your favorite product you buy? This tax trickes down to the customer because your favorite product goes up in price. Yes, trickle down works.

Another example. The government give the big 3 automakers a piece of the bailout bill, and then admonishes for using the corporate jets. The jet pilots, mechanics and inspectors lose hours of pay, fuel vendors and caterers lose revenue. Because of this admonishment, the big three didn’t advertise in the Super Bowl, causing lost sales that are used to pay the workers and promote dealerships. They lose dealerships. People lose jobs.