One should look at Krugman's Op-ed in today's NY Times for a push back on "trickle down" from a US perspective.

http://select.nytimes.com/2007/09/10/opinion/10krugman.html
(If you can't read it, most of it has been quoted on economists Mark Thoma's blog):
http://economistsview.typepad.com/economistsview/2007/09/paul-krugman-wh.html

The issue that I think needs to be addressed in both cases is that a mountain of data seems to have no effect on the prevailing economic philosophy. What the left hasn't learned yet is that the facts are insufficient to counter the "big lie".

Not only does the right have a big echo chamber that reinforces their propaganda, but they also have the cooperation of the major media which is in the thrall of big business. I don't know what works, but facts alone obviously don't.


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