Obama!
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Change is coming, that's for sure. But will it be out of the frying pan into the fire? Only time will tell. I for one am rather nauseated by the repeated mantra of change without hearing much about specific ways that things will supposedly change. I'm all for change, I'd just rather hear something a bit more concrete and less ideological.
I find it alarming that such a huge number of Americans believe Obama (or any other president for that matter) can have a substantial effect on our economy. I think politicians have very little power in that regard. The stock market does what it does for a variety of reasons. The biggest economic factor seems to be businesses, and in particular the people that run them. The effect politicians have on our local and global economies is relatively miniscule.
- Bingo on paragraph #1.404NotFound
- So does declaring war on other countries and deficit spending factor into you assessment?Mimio
- I was thinking more about the proactive things presidents do for the economy, rather than the ways they unintentionally damage it.gramme
- damage it. I should have made that clear in my post.gramme
- Unintended consequences are the hobgoblin of small minds. Ask Bush.Mimio
- Of course. Know that I share your disdain for Bush, except on the subject of abortion.gramme
- gramme and i have a very similar perspective :)sputnik2