tinkle-down
English
Adjective
- (economics) Modification of the term "trickle-down" to criticize what is felt to be the failings of the latter, with implication that what might be passed down from the rich to the poor is minimal or undesirable.
- 2008, Jim Hightower, "More Tinkle-down Economics," Texas Observer, 22 Aug 2008:
- America has been practicing “tinkle-down” economics for years, and it has failed us.
- 2018, Ed Spivey Jr., "Deep Breath...," Sojourners, November 2018:
- It’s called “Tinkle Down Economics,” how prosperity gets passed on to the deserving, who should never look up during these troubled times.
- 2008, Jim Hightower, "More Tinkle-down Economics," Texas Observer, 22 Aug 2008:
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