2007-11-17 04:42:33 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
You and I have more influence on the economy than the President does, Investors and consumers move the markets more than anything else. Sure the President and Congress introduce bills, laws, tax cuts ect, but WE as individuals choose how much we are willing to spend...start taking some responsibilty and quit blaming the guy you all obviously hate...
2007-11-17 05:06:05 · answer #1 · answered by AKA 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
No one thinks the President controls the economy, but his policies DO affect it significantly.
2007-11-17 12:56:13 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Lack of understanding of Macroeconomics, how the government works, what the Federal Reserve Chairman does, etc. .. and a need for a simplistic explanation for something quite complex. Partly ignorance and partly because a lot of people just aren't that bright.
Of course the President has a certain amount of influence on the economy -- but no one person can control it.
2007-11-17 12:52:15 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
The President writes the budget - hands it over to Congress for them to make changes/additions - and then signs it (or refuses to sign it until Congress makes it to his liking).
The President has more control over the economy than any branch of government.
It's amazing how many people get high school diplomas without knowing the basics about what the President does.
2007-11-17 12:53:31 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
The president has some control over it when he vetoes bills and gathers support for something, but basicly it is all down to the consumer
2007-11-17 12:59:18 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
People didn't pay attention in there high school government class. If you ask liberals he also controls the environment and the price of oil. A lot of bad info being put out there.
2007-11-17 12:52:41 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
He doesn't control, but his fiscal policies dictate priorities for the executive branch, and his veto power shapes the outcome of (spending) bills that are made laws.
2007-11-17 12:49:06 · answer #7 · answered by ROIHUNTER 3 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Because the people he appoints to his administration have a great deal of control over it.
2007-11-17 13:02:09 · answer #8 · answered by BekindtoAnimals22 7 · 3⤊ 2⤋
Because they control the administration and all the federal agencies and have sway over the congress, and governmental policies that does have control of the economy
2007-11-17 12:46:17 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 4⤋
He doesn't contol it, but can influence it. An example is Bush's tax cuts, which stimulated investment and set the economy on fire.
2007-11-17 12:51:51 · answer #10 · answered by booman17 7 · 3⤊ 2⤋