masaccio commented on the blog post FDL Book Salon Welcomes Sam Pizzigati, The Rich Don’t Always Win: The Forgotten Triumph over Plutocracy that Created the American Middle Class
I think one of the biggest problems is that people don’t have a clue about economics after years of listening to theories of trickle-down, scarcity of capital, and Job creators.
In 2000, our letter carrier told my wife he was voting for Bush because the rich create the jobs. I wonder how he feels today.