Quote of the Day
Authors Categories Blog Quote Maker Videos
 

Molly Ivins Quotes: We've had trickle down economics in the country for ten years now, and most of us aren't even damp yet.
         

We've had trickle down economics in the country for ten years now, and most of us aren't even damp yet.


Molly Ivins
Check all other quotes by Molly Ivins

Want to display this quote image on your website or blog? Simply copy and paste the below code on your website/blog.

Embed:

Format of this image is jpg. The width and height of image are 1200 and 630, repectively. This image is available for free to download.





Citation

Use the citation below to add this quote to your bibliography:


Styles:

×

MLA Style Citation


"Molly Ivins Quotes." Quoteslyfe.com, 2024. Sun. 28 Apr. 2024. <https://www.quoteslyfe.com/quote/We-ve-had-trickle-down-economics-in-904128>.





Check out


Other quotes of Molly Ivins


I prefer someone who burns the flag and then wraps themselves up in the Constitution over someone who burns the Constitution and then wraps themselves up in the flag.

I prefer someone who burns the flag and then wraps themselves up in the Constitution over someone who burns the Constitution and then wraps themselves up in the flag.



On the whole, I prefer not to be lectured on patriotism by those who keep offshore maildrops in order to avoid paying their taxes.

On the whole, I prefer not to be lectured on patriotism by those who keep offshore maildrops in order to avoid paying their taxes.



What we have here, fellow citizens, is a crassly egocentric, raving twit.

What we have here, fellow citizens, is a crassly egocentric, raving twit.



It's like, duh. Just when you thought there wasn't a dime's worth of difference between the two parties, the Republicans go and prove you're wrong.

It's like, duh. Just when you thought there wasn't a dime's worth of difference between the two parties, the Republicans go and prove you're wrong.



It is possible to read the history of this country as one long struggle to extend the liberties established in our Constitution to everyone in America.

It is possible to read the history of this country as one long struggle to extend the liberties established in our Constitution to everyone in America.



Satire is traditionally the weapon of the powerless against the powerful. I only aim at the powerful. When satire is aimed at the powerless, it is not only cruel -- it's vulgar.

Satire is traditionally the weapon of the powerless against the powerful. I only aim at the powerful. When satire is aimed at the powerless, it is not only cruel -- it's vulgar.



If you ever get to the place where injustice doesn't bother you, you're dead.

If you ever get to the place where injustice doesn't bother you, you're dead.



One thing that corporations do not do is give out money out of the goodness of their hearts.

One thing that corporations do not do is give out money out of the goodness of their hearts.



I know: "Guns Don't Kill People." But I suspect that they have something to do with it. If you point your finger at someone and say, "Bang, bang, you're dead," not much actually happens.

I know: "Guns Don't Kill People." But I suspect that they have something to do with it. If you point your finger at someone and say, "Bang, bang, you're dead," not much actually happens.



How the American right managed to convince itself that the programs to alleviate poverty are responsible for the consequences of poverty will someday be studied as a notorious mass illusion.

How the American right managed to convince itself that the programs to alleviate poverty are responsible for the consequences of poverty will someday be studied as a notorious mass illusion.





Other quotes you may like


the serpent if it wants to become the dragon must eat itself.

the serpent if it wants to become the dragon must eat itself.



The fact that I'm getting appreciated and praised alone is a crazy moment because I never thought it would happen.

The fact that I'm getting appreciated and praised alone is a crazy moment because I never thought it would happen.



I don't think you can work on feelings in politics, apart from anything else, political change can come very unexpectedly, sometimes overnight when you least expect it.

I don't think you can work on feelings in politics, apart from anything else, political change can come very unexpectedly, sometimes overnight when you least expect it.



The starting point of a picture for any painter is a matter of colors and form...I believe that the poetry of art - if that is what one may call it - is a matter of animating these forms and colors.

The starting point of a picture for any painter is a matter of colors and form...I believe that the poetry of art - if that is what one may call it - is a matter of animating these forms and colors.



Ignore and ignorance share the same root.

Ignore and ignorance share the same root.



Our nation is rich and our people can be rich. 2014 elections is a fight against poverty.

Our nation is rich and our people can be rich. 2014 elections is a fight against poverty.



I personally believe, as church law sets out, that sanctions are an absolute last resort, particularly penal sanctions of depriving people of the sacraments.

I personally believe, as church law sets out, that sanctions are an absolute last resort, particularly penal sanctions of depriving people of the sacraments.



Shine like the whole universe is yours.

Shine like the whole universe is yours.



I love any kind of food. I dont have a sweet tooth, but I love haleem.

I love any kind of food. I dont have a sweet tooth, but I love haleem.



I believe it is one of our biggest tasks - the task of our life - to do everything possible to counter poverty and to build a freedom-loving future.

I believe it is one of our biggest tasks - the task of our life - to do everything possible to counter poverty and to build a freedom-loving future.




Quote Description


This page presents the quote "We've had trickle down economics in the country for ten years now, and most of us aren't even damp yet.". Author of this quote is Molly Ivins. This quote is about ten, country, economics, damp, trickle down economics, years,.