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Trickle-down theory

"Trickle-down theory" can refer to two different but related concepts:

  • Trickle-down effect, a model of product adoption in marketing
  • Trickle-down economics, a rhetorical term for tax cuts on high incomes and business activity

Usage examples of "trickle-down theory".

Usually when people talk about the trickle-down theory, it has to do with economics.

The trickle-down theory pissing down on everyone for a third time, even though it had failed miserably the first two times around.