ALEC Promotes Tinkle Down Economics

There was a pretty good entry written regarding the economics of “Rich State Poor States’ report published by the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC).  I hate to see good writing and serious thought overlooked, so I share this with you.

From the comments of the article noted below:

Tinkle (not a mis-spelling) down economics has clearly not worked in the past.

I would really suggest that you take five minutes to read the whole article and think about it.

Educating ourselves about ALEC - that's what it is all about.

Educating ourselves not only about what ALEC does 

- but also knowing how they spin facts into ALEC propaganda.

Sometimes – we just read and accept 

– and with ALEC propaganda 

– we need to learn to read and critique.

A few snips:

Some of this economics stuff just doesn’t add up

Shawn Vestal The Spokesman-Review

  ….  these economics.

 It’s like quantum physics – don’t even try to understand it. Just listen to the experts.

In this case, one of those experts is ALEC  … 

Does this suggest that ALEC’s formula – low taxes equal economic prosperity – is somehow incorrect? Does it suggest that, even by its own measure, low taxes alone do not magically produce booming economies? That low-tax wonderlands like Idaho, Wyoming and Utah – where incomes are as low, relatively, as the taxes – are not universal models of economic health? That the pat anti-tax phrases – the eminently repeatable lines – are not actually supported by even the cherry-picked facts in the report?

Is that what you think? Perhaps you just don’t understand.

READ THE WHOLE THING >>>>>HERE<<<<.

On the ALEC webpage they advertise that this years edition of the Rich States Poor States report is the Fifth Anniversary Edition.

Based on the comment I noted above maybe ALEC should advertise it as:
Rich States, Poor States: The Tinkle Down Economics Edition