[imtringued]

I don't think the argument is trickle down economics. The argument is that there is a race to the bottom and simply opting out from the race is the only way to win.

Trickle down doesn't work because republicans love pumping the supply side of the economy even when it is fully saturated. The days of a weak US economy are long gone. The real problem is that savings exceed investments. You either let the government create viable investments for the private market, or you just let the government invest directly.

[valuearb]

There has never been anything such as "trickle down economics", it's merely a political label to demonize lowering the tax rates on investments.

Arthur Laffer tried to argue that tax cuts would lead to an increase in growth enough to produce the same or more tax revenues, which clearly didn't happen. But tax cuts did clearly lead to an increase in growth.

Right now, even under the lower Trump corporate rates, if you want to invest in a U.S. Business you will lose 33-50% of your profits to Federal and State taxes. Thats a tax on investment, reinvestment and savings. If you want to convert savings to investment, just cut those taxes.