Robert Reich Dismisses Trickle-Down Theory

Robert Reich Dismisses Trickle-Down Theory
Commonwealth Club - The Commonwealth Club of California
Robert Reich discusses What's at Stake in the Election: Trickle-Down Versus Bottom-Up EconomicsThe state of the economy and the welfare of American jobs are pressing issues in the current election cycle.Former secretary of labor and author of multiple best sellers, Reich warns that democracy and capitalism are not fundamentally intertwined; there can be one without the other, he says. For this reason, he asserts that understanding the economic policies of the presidential hopefuls is of dire importance.Reich (who, it has been widely reported, is beginning to advise Barack Obama on economic matters) will discuss the repercussions of our economic options - The Commonwealth Club of California