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tinkle-down

adj

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  1. Modification of the term "trickle-down" to criticize what is felt to be the failings of…

    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.

    • America has been practicing “tinkle-down” economics for years, and it has failed us.
    • It’s called “Tinkle Down Economics,” how prosperity gets passed on to the deserving, who should never look up during these troubled times.

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