Comments on: Which Candidate Is Better For The Economy? http://amateurassetallocator.com/2008/08/27/which-candidate-is-better-for-the-economy/ Amateur Asset Allocator Tue, 22 May 2012 02:58:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Lise http://amateurassetallocator.com/2008/08/27/which-candidate-is-better-for-the-economy/comment-page-1/#comment-1793 Lise Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:23:59 +0000 http://amateurassetallocator.com/?p=269#comment-1793 Heh. I was ready to be offended by this, as the frugality/PF blogosphere tends to be more conservative than I find comfortable. But this is spot-on. We have to recognize that the power the president himself has over the economy is limited, on purpose, by lateralized government. On the other hand, as someone pointed out above, the cabinet he picks--and Supreme Court nominations--do matter tremendously. Heh. I was ready to be offended by this, as the frugality/PF blogosphere tends to be more conservative than I find comfortable. But this is spot-on. We have to recognize that the power the president himself has over the economy is limited, on purpose, by lateralized government.

On the other hand, as someone pointed out above, the cabinet he picks–and Supreme Court nominations–do matter tremendously.

]]> By: Big Winner http://amateurassetallocator.com/2008/08/27/which-candidate-is-better-for-the-economy/comment-page-1/#comment-1705 Big Winner Sat, 30 Aug 2008 14:38:46 +0000 http://amateurassetallocator.com/?p=269#comment-1705 Cool post; one of Ken Fisher's columns in Forbes talks about this. The market realizes that a Democratic president isn't as bad as people think, so it recovers, whereas a Republican president isn't as good for the market as people think, so it returns to equilibrium as well. Cool post; one of Ken Fisher’s columns in Forbes talks about this. The market realizes that a Democratic president isn’t as bad as people think, so it recovers, whereas a Republican president isn’t as good for the market as people think, so it returns to equilibrium as well.

]]> By: ToughMoneyLove http://amateurassetallocator.com/2008/08/27/which-candidate-is-better-for-the-economy/comment-page-1/#comment-1682 ToughMoneyLove Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:04:39 +0000 http://amateurassetallocator.com/?p=269#comment-1682 The key factor in answering your question is who the candidate will select as his primary economic advisor. Most politicians know nothing about the science of economics and therefore will be strongly influenced by economic policy advisors. I want a candidate who is advised from the Friedman school, not Keynes. The key factor in answering your question is who the candidate will select as his primary economic advisor. Most politicians know nothing about the science of economics and therefore will be strongly influenced by economic policy advisors. I want a candidate who is advised from the Friedman school, not Keynes.

]]> By: Curt http://amateurassetallocator.com/2008/08/27/which-candidate-is-better-for-the-economy/comment-page-1/#comment-1681 Curt Wed, 27 Aug 2008 14:53:37 +0000 http://amateurassetallocator.com/?p=269#comment-1681 Great post and your right, the president has little control of the economy. That said, the current president shouldn't be blamed for the economy. The real blame should fall on congress. Congress has been the problem for decades. We need new financially conservitive leaders in congress. Asia is more in control of the economy then the president, with more them 170 billion in Asia money (debt) spend last quarter to support America's bad habit of over spending. If Asia were to stop lending to us, our economy would be in big trouble and the dollar would sink. Great post and your right, the president has little control of the economy. That said, the current president shouldn’t be blamed for the economy. The real blame should fall on congress. Congress has been the problem for decades. We need new financially conservitive leaders in congress.

Asia is more in control of the economy then the president, with more them 170 billion in Asia money (debt) spend last quarter to support America’s bad habit of over spending. If Asia were to stop lending to us, our economy would be in big trouble and the dollar would sink.

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