a rising tide lifts all boats
A truly good outcome benefits all.
Whereas in the 1960s, incomes rose as the economy grew—to use President Kennedy's phrase, “a rising tide lifts all the boats”—this no longer applied in the 1980s.
tide
UK /taɪd/ US [tʰɑe̯d]
noun 5verb 5
Definitions
noun
1
The daily fluctuation in the level of the sea caused by the gravitational influence of the moon and the sun.
The Bristol Channel has some of the world's largest tides.
2
The associated flow of water.
A lot of driftwood was brought in on the tide.
3
Any similar gravitational effect on Earth or other body.
As well as sea tides, there are much smaller land tides.
By far the largest tides on Europa are those caused by the gravitational attraction of Jupiter.
4
A high-volume flow, literal or figurative; a current or flood.
The sewer burst, and a tide of sewage poured into nearby properties.
A tide of people crossed over the border.
5
The tendency or direction of causes, influences, or events; course; current.
The tide of public opinion has turned.
There is a tide in the affairs of men, / Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune [...]
verb
1
To cause to float with the tide; to drive or carry with the tide or stream.
They are tided down the stream.
2
To carry over or through a problem or difficulty.
3
To pour a tide or flood.
The ocean tided most impressively.
4
To work into or out of a river or harbor by drifting with the tide and anchoring when it becomes adverse.
verb
1
To happen, occur.
I wit not what may tide us here
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