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[-] rottingleaf@lemmy.zip 0 points 1 year ago

But, that “trickle down” idea doesn’t ever seem to have actually worked anywhere.

If you look at Switzerland, it does, just takes long.

[-] merc@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

That's not what's happening in Switzerland. Switzerland just has a weird niche as a tax haven.

[-] rottingleaf@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 year ago

I meant "last few centuries" by "long", in that context your answer is invalid.

[-] merc@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

In that case, by the standard of the last few centuries, the Swiss are especially poor.

[-] rottingleaf@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 year ago

You forgot the context, that of change.

[-] merc@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

Ah, you mean world war 2.

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