2wlady wrote: What a bunch of bull hockey! If a president could truly influence the economy, it would never be bad.
Presidents can influence the economy, but often their bag of tricks is the wrong solution. and sometimes all it takes is the President's demeanor. Carter was talking of malaise and we got malaise. Reagan was all about morning in America and people took heart and started digging out.
Thomas Sowell: There are no solutions, just trade-offs.
