trickle-down.

ben stein: "in 1930, the republican controlled house of representatives, 

in an effort to alleviate the effects of the...

anyone? anyone?

the great depression, 

passed the...

anyone? anyone?

the tariff bill?

the hawley-smoot tariff act?

which, anyone?

raise or lowered?

rasied tariffs,

in an effort to collect more revenue for the federal government.

did it work? anyone? anyone know the effects?

it did not work and the united states sank deeper into the great depression..."

years ago i walked by ben stein in front of the 4 seasons hotel in georgetown. resisted the urge to say those 2 words i wanted to say. laughed to myself. he noticed and smiled.

and then one day i got mugged at gunpoint on that same stretch of road. by girls. only me, only me....