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How Trickle-Down Economics Works
Podcast

How Trickle-Down Economics Works

Stuff You Should Know podcast

Stuff Media, 2018

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Editorial Rating

6

Qualities

  • Controversial
  • For Beginners
  • Engaging

Recommendation

This podcast is an engaging and nonpartisan primer on the topic of trickle-down economics. Hosts Charles Bryant and Josh Clark balance lively and discursive conversation with research. Although they aren’t subject-matter experts, they’re able to present information in accessible and nontechnical terms without an agenda. Since the episode aired in 2014, some details are slightly outdated, but the overall content is still relevant. The structure and chronology are a bit muddled at times but still offer worthwhile perspectives. This podcast will benefit students, history buffs, and laypeople hoping to better understand the topic.

Take-Aways

  • Trickle-down economics, also known as supply-side economics, posits that transfering money to the wealthy will boost reinvestment and spur growth. 
  • This wealth transfer can occur through tax or monetary policies. 
  • Although commonly associated with the 1980s and former US president Ronald Reagan, trickle-down economics has its roots in the 19th century. 

About the Podcast

Stuff You Should Know is an award-winning podcast published by Stuff Media. On the podcast, hosts Josh Clark and Charles Bryant, both writers at HowStuffWorks, “get to the bottom of odd questions”


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