トリクルダウン

noun

trickle-down economics

Refers to the economic theory that benefits for the wealthy eventually benefit everyone. Used in economic and political contexts.

• トリクルダウン理り論ろんは、富ふ裕ゆう層そうへの減げん税ぜいが経けい済ざい全ぜん体たいを活かっ性せい化かさせると主しゅ張ちょうする。

  Trickle-down theory claims that tax cuts for the wealthy stimulate the entire economy.

• 彼かれの政せい策さくはトリクルダウン効こう果かを期き待たいしたものだった。

  His policy was based on the expectation of a trickle-down effect.