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Originally Posted by pocketkangaroo
Not true. A President can help pass regulations that cover any number of industries. He can sign legislation that changes taxes, tariffs, and government spending. He also has the power to remove and add in members of the Federal Reserve.
While many of his decisions can be overrided by a Congress, a President still has power to dramatically affect an economy. The fact the President let the oil companies write the energy policies, Pharm companies write Medicare policies, and the banks write the financial policies had a dramatic impact on our country's economics.
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"help pass"...notice where I said "bully pulpit". The Congress controls the purse strings...not the President. The President can use his position of the "bully pulpit" to appeal to Congress and/or the American people but is severely limited when it comes to domestic power. End of fucking story.