Tom396
.30-06
I believe the US economy always has and always will have up and down swings. I don't think, in general, current administrations have much influence on that. The politicians, I believe, can only hope to be in office when the trend is up and hope to be unseating an incumbent when the trend is down. IMO, it's usually more about timing than anything else.
However, we've been in a downturn for quite awhile now. We are way overdue for an upswing. This should be a good time to be the President. But it isn't. The economy has shown very little indication of recovery. Is this the present President's fault? Perhaps it is, but again, I don't think Presidents have that much control over economic events. I believe that the influence they do have comes more from actions that wouldn't necessarily be intentionally aimed at strengthening an economy.
Given that, I'm at a loss. It's hard for me to imagine that this President has truly been the biggest reason that we haven't recovered yet, but it sure is getting harder and harder to refute. Take care. Tom Worthington.
However, we've been in a downturn for quite awhile now. We are way overdue for an upswing. This should be a good time to be the President. But it isn't. The economy has shown very little indication of recovery. Is this the present President's fault? Perhaps it is, but again, I don't think Presidents have that much control over economic events. I believe that the influence they do have comes more from actions that wouldn't necessarily be intentionally aimed at strengthening an economy.
Given that, I'm at a loss. It's hard for me to imagine that this President has truly been the biggest reason that we haven't recovered yet, but it sure is getting harder and harder to refute. Take care. Tom Worthington.