James Talarico rolls out economic agenda that takes aim at “false Gospel of trickle-down economics”

Texas state lawmaker James Talarico has introduced an economic agenda aimed at addressing an affordability crisis while criticizing what he calls the 'false gospel of trickle-down economics,' the Texas Tribune reports. His U.S. Senate rival Ken Paxton has put forward his own plan on similar ground, though the two disagree on who bears responsibility for rising costs.

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