What Was the Idea Behind Ronald Reagan's "Trickle-Down" Economics

question 30

Multiple Choice

What was the idea behind Ronald Reagan's "trickle-down" economics?

• A) It would help black families by giving them small amounts of money.
• B) It gave tax breaks to the wealthy, who were then supposed to spend that money to improve the economy and benefit middle- and lower-class people.
• C) It was a very complicated theory that involved a variety of levels of tax increases and decreases, and property taxes to achieve maximum growth.
• D) Trickle down economics asserted that water conservation measures needed to be implemented to save money and resources.

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