There’s a lot of debate in this country over income distribution. The “debate” aspect of it is pretty humorous if you ask me. Here’s a simple and indisputable fact—money is not infinite. There’s only a finite amount that exists in this country. Which should be enough of a fact to dismiss the theory of Trickle-Down Economics, or “top-down economics”—which is really what it is. Think about this for a moment; each time we give money to the top 1-2% of Americans, they “trickle” down excess to the rest of us. That’s what the theory says, right? But what this theory ignores is that the rich are going to want to grow their profits and wealth. By doing that they keep more, by giving back less. So each time we “give” them more, they’re going to “give” us less. Meaning, each cycle of this economic theory builds their wealth, while taking more from the rest of us. You’ve seen this the last 30+ years where the growth of the top 1-2% has grown substantially while the rest of us have seen modest growth. In fact, 1% of Americans control 40% of America’s wealth. And trust me, if Republicans and proponents of Trickle-Down Economics have their way, they’ll control even more.