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And Now, a Great Live Version of One of James McMurtry's Classic Songs: "Levelland"

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Anymouse ๐ŸŒน๐Ÿก๐Ÿ˜ท12/25/2017 2:55:36 am PST

Stonekettle with his latest essay, on the so-called tax bill (actually a ripoff of the Treasury but whatever), and why the GOP actually doesnโ€™t care if they get hammered in the next election.

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Someone in the comments noted the old XIX Century name for trickle-down economics: Horse and Sparrow Theory.

(The idea is that you feed enough oats to a horse and some of the seeds will pass out in the horse apples for sparrows to pick out, benefiting the sparrows. Possibly a better metaphor since it describes a big steaming pile of manure in the road.)