Today’s Republicans are apparatchiks, who have spent their whole lives inside an intellectual bubble in which cutting taxes on corporations and the rich is always objective #1. Their party used to know that it won elections despite its economic program, not because of it – that the whole game was to win by playing on social issues, national security, and above all on racial antagonism, then use the win to push fundamentally unpopular economic policies. But over the years the party has seemed increasingly out of touch with that reality, imagining that if only it preaches the gospel of supply-side economics loudly enough voters will be won over.
At least Donnie’s ‘gift’ to the children will help them to grow their own food, when they find their parents can no longer afford to buy food for the family larder!
To anyone concerned about the welfare of the children positioned behind the cow, no worries. There is NO effluent from that particular meal. It ALL stays with the cow. No trickle, no phphut, no nothin’. That cow gives NOTHIN’ away from that meal.
This cartoon is based on something John Maynard Keynes said in 1922: “Trickle-Down economics—to use an inelegant metaphor—is the notion that if you feed the horse enough oats, some of them will pass through to the ground for the birds.”
Kip W over 6 years ago
Rudolph’s nose only seems red because the ones around him are all brown.
Radish the wordsmith over 6 years ago
Republicans only give money to people who offer them kickbacks.
Radish the wordsmith over 6 years ago
Today’s Republicans are apparatchiks, who have spent their whole lives inside an intellectual bubble in which cutting taxes on corporations and the rich is always objective #1. Their party used to know that it won elections despite its economic program, not because of it – that the whole game was to win by playing on social issues, national security, and above all on racial antagonism, then use the win to push fundamentally unpopular economic policies. But over the years the party has seemed increasingly out of touch with that reality, imagining that if only it preaches the gospel of supply-side economics loudly enough voters will be won over.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/13/opinion/scam-i-am-why-is-the-gop-rushing-this-tax-abomination.html
wellis1947 Premium Member over 6 years ago
At least Donnie’s ‘gift’ to the children will help them to grow their own food, when they find their parents can no longer afford to buy food for the family larder!
dogday Premium Member over 6 years ago
To anyone concerned about the welfare of the children positioned behind the cow, no worries. There is NO effluent from that particular meal. It ALL stays with the cow. No trickle, no phphut, no nothin’. That cow gives NOTHIN’ away from that meal.
Masterskrain Premium Member over 6 years ago
That’s all Donnie Dump thinks “THOSE PEOPLE” deserve anyway!
KenseidenXL over 6 years ago
This cartoon is based on something John Maynard Keynes said in 1922: “Trickle-Down economics—to use an inelegant metaphor—is the notion that if you feed the horse enough oats, some of them will pass through to the ground for the birds.”
sandflea over 6 years ago
I’ve been waiting over 30 years for the first trickle down to tickle down.
William Bednar Premium Member over 6 years ago
Right on, Matt! Great toon!!
Meh~tdology, fka Pepelaputr about 6 years ago
Runny reindeer poop. eeewwwwwwww!