The rest drown. It actually did occur to me in the shower just how heartless (but also accidentally accurate) that old conservative political adage really is.
The rest drown. It actually did occur to me in the shower just how heartless (but also accidentally accurate) that old conservative political adage really is.
Is that a conservative adage? It definitely sounds more like the opposite of “trickle down economics”.
In practice it is. People use it as a synonym for trickle down economics. As in, the billionaire’s yacht rising with the tide will somehow trickle down to the rest of us.
I personally first encountered it when a Republican Member of Congress worth nine figures said it, the intent being to argue in favor of trickle-down and against taxing the rich. “What helps us ultimately helps you!” You’re right that it’s surely not the original intent, as it was popularized by Kennedy. I could’ve framed it all better. I was responding to it as I’d personally heard it used.