In 1914, in 1914, when a reporter asked Henry Ford, a titan of industry, why he doubled the daily wage for all of his workers, legend says he gave them a simple answer. So they can afford to buy my cars. When you give. When you give rich people money, they save it. When you give working people money, we spend it. We stimulate the economy. Despite what that false gospel of trickle down economic tells us, pro people policy is pro growth policy. It is not an either or choice. (22:08–22:14)
CLAIM
Asserts that working people are more likely to spend money, stimulating the economy.
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