| Forget "trickle-down" economics. Even if you believe the Bush tax cuts of 2001 and 2003 helped the economy grow?and if you do, you probably believe in Santa Claus?nothing is trickling down, not even to the middle. Most is going to the top fifth. And most of that is going to the top 5 percent. So let me end 2005 by asking what may seem an impertinent question: What?s the point of economic growth if most people aren?t any more prosperous? |
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