Originally Posted by aceventura3

This is not new. There are many threads where my views on "supply side" or "trickle down" economics have been detailed. My point here simply highlights my on-going frustration regarding the issue. I think anyone who honestly answers the questions will see that Obama's rhetoric is not as simple as it appears. Class warfare and "spreading the wealth around" is going to be a failed strategy for economic growth or increasing the average standard of living of Americans. Economic policy is not implemented in a vacuum, for every action there will be reactions - some planed and others not planed. Good economic policy takes into account the "unplanned" consequences.