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trickle-down hypothesis

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

The idea that policies benefiting the wealthy shall ultimately benefit everybody else.

Word forms

trickle-down hypothesis trickle down hypothesis

Etymology

Attributed to humorist Will Rogers.

Related words

trickle down supply-side economics shit rolls downhill

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