Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of or relating to the belief that financial benefits accorded to low-income people and very small businesses, as through microcredit or governmental transfer payments, are passed on to profit wealthier people and larger businesses.
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Examples
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He believed the government should use its economic power to correct a depression by increased government spending at the bottom of the pyramid, which could be called "trickle-up economics" as opposed to the famous "trickle-down economics" Keynesian theory is a basic economic element for a good reason.
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The fight for the hearts of this nations will have to be a trickle-up effect that requires all that can stand up for their beliefs.
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The hoaxer, it seemed, had exploited the trickle-up nature of online information flow.
February 6th, 2009 m_francis 2009
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What Saez et al are identifying is a new pattern that looks like it has a lot to do with inequality: trickle-up economics.
Jared Bernstein: Trickle-Up Economics Jared Bernstein 2012
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For two and a half years, I have been advocating for a new way of stimulating economic growth from the bottom-up – a "trickle-up"approach to rebuilding the economy that reflects the realities of the 21st century via the campaign Forgiving Student Loan Debt.
Here's a demand: forgive student loan debt | Robert Applebaum 2011
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Nevertheless, he recognized the power of the "trickle-up."
Broadway's 'Trickle-Up' Economics at Work Lizzie Simon 2011
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A "trickle-up" sounds like a basketball dance move, like what you might call one of the sports-inspired steps woven through the boogie-down choreography in "Lysistrata Jones."
Broadway's 'Trickle-Up' Economics at Work Lizzie Simon 2011
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The fight for the hearts of this nations will have to be a trickle-up effect that requires all that can stand up for their beliefs.
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As artistic director of P.S. 122 from 1983 to 2004, Mr. Russell was an early supporter and presenter of such "trickle-up" performers as Spalding Gray, Eddie Izzard, Danny Hoch, Eric Bogosian, Karen Finley and the Blue Man Group.
Broadway's 'Trickle-Up' Economics at Work Lizzie Simon 2011
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And while the Democrats have been a feeble force in stemming that tide, it's been the heart of the GOP agenda for thirty years to push for "trickle-up" economics.
Jonathan Weiler: Stating the Obvious: Paul Ryan Doesn't Care About Deficits Jonathan Weiler 2011
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