His plan called for:
> think tanks to give (supposedly) intellectual justification to their goals.
> the creation of media platforms – like talk radio to broadcast their views.
> challenges to media licenses of networks who defied them.
> a huge lobbying campaign with corporate ads “that support the system.”
> the demonization of the opposition as radicals.
> infiltration of the nation’s courts.
The economic success for corporations from this blueprint was:
> stagnant wages for workers
> weakened workers’ rights
> a shredded social safety net
> Wall Street and other financiers running amok
> several market crashes, notably the Great Recession
> the destruction of voting rights
The Trickle-Down Myth
Tax cuts for the wealthy have long drawn support from conservative lawmakers and economists who argue that such measures will "trickle-down" and eventually boost jobs and incomes for everyone else. But a new study from the London School of Economics says 50 years of such tax cuts have only helped one group — the rich.
Per capita gross domestic product and unemployment rates were identical after 5 years in countries that slashed taxes on the rich and in those that didn't, the study found.
Feeling overwelmed? You should be.