Republicans have for decades advanced this theory that if you give tax cuts to the wealthy (business owners), the wealth they โcreateโ would eventually trickles down to the middle and lower classโthe so-called โtrickle-downโ economic theory.
History however has proven time and time again that the trickle down economic theory never works as promised, and instead, only widens the gap between the rich and the poor. This topic came up in an interesting segment of MSNBCโs Morning Joe show (06/03/25), and as you can tell from the heavy reaction, Americans appear to have caught up to the trickle down lie, as Republicans yet again push the Big Beautiful Bill.
#BREAKING: Morning Mika citing a New Republic piece: "In the 34 years after 1946…The government was spending like crazy…building interstate highways, creating Medicare and Medicaid, expanding the welfare state…and yet, the debt remained under control. What changed afterโฆ pic.twitter.com/GtGQX7bDns
Senator Chris Murphy(D-CT) appeared on MSNBC Prime(07/13/22) to discuss President Bidenโs trip to the Middle East, and especially his trip to Saudi Arabia which has drawn condemnation, given Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salmanโs implication in Washington Post Columnist Jamal Khashoggiโs brutal murder. During his interview , Senator Murphy also delved into another controversial topic, and that is, the killing of Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh by Israeli troops.
An investigation conducted by the Israel government into Aklehโs killing concluded that IDF troops shot her by accident. Naturally, this conclusion has generated a lot of criticism from around the globe, and especially from press freedom advocates. Senator Murphy is calling for an independent U.S. led investigation into Shireen Abu Aklehโs death.
Asked by host Ali Velshi why it was important for the U.S. to conduct an independent investigation, Senator Murphy responded(video at 4:57):โSenator Murphy told host Ali Velshi(video at ):โFirst and foremost, any time an American dies overseas, we should apply the highest degree of scrutiny to make sure we get to the bottom of the story as to how an American citizen was killed, and in this case, given that it might have come at the hands of foreign security forces, that inquiry is even more important. We are simply asking that we do a thorough review that we are not confident the Israeli authorities have done themselves. So I think itโs important to get to the bottom of this even if the bottom involves some unsavory truths about what an important ally of the United States may have done, or elements of their security forces may have done to contribute to this Americanโs death.โ
Bottom line folks, Israel has been, and remains Americaโs closest and dearest foreign ally. Ordinarily, Yours Truly would be inclined to accept Israelโs explanation of Shireen Abu Aklehโs death at face value but where, as here, the death in question is of a U.S. citizen, Yours Truly has no choice but to agree with Senator Murphy, that the United States needs to conduct its independent investigation. however unpleasant the results may be. Israel and the United States will forever remain close friends, so thereโs no harm in finding out the truth behind Shireen Abu Aklehโs death. The Biden administration owes her family the truth regarding the circumstances of her death overseas.
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