It is hard to overstate how damaging trickle-down economics has been for the American economy. It has eviscerated our tax code and empowered a class of oligarchs that dominate our political system.

@rbreich

Sorry, I'm a bit confused here and not well educated on such, but can someone explain how "trickle down economics" differed from the other 350 years of capitalism or the thousand years of feudalism &c before that? A good link will suffice.