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Democratic President rebuilds economy, just in time to hand it off to Trump — again
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I've heard people on the Left say that the "president doesn't control the economy" but then people turn around and say these stupid things like "president rebuilds economy". Which is it? Either the Fed is an independent body not influenced by politics and the executive office and Obama wasn't to blame for 2008 or inflation and Biden isn't to blame for the housing crisis or food prices etc. and therefore Republicans aren't to blame for any latent economic issues imagine or otherwise; OR Biden has the power to rebuild the economy implying that everything leading up to this has in part been the fault of each respective person in office and therefore when the economy does well under the GOP it is because GOP policies are better. Idiots.
I think the problem you have is you think these two thoughts are coming the same person. It's like saying "Americans are so hypocritical- one moment you hear someone say gay people have rights and then the next you hear someone say that they shouldn't- make up your mind!" As if it was one person talking.
The internet isn't just you talking to one person who is busy creating threads with millions of accounts. There are at least a few dozen people here.
I don't think the internet is a monolith. I'm trying to point out to leftists the inconsistency of their own narratives. I'm trying to point out that they can't criticize the president for the economy when half their platform is defending their own incumbents on the basis that the executive branch has limited economic impact.
As we all know, leftists never disagree with eachother.
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my point isn't that leftists agree or disagree. my point is that whatever narrative a Leftist accepts exposes them to unpleasant truths. I don't know how else to be clearer. Either the executive office has direct immediate effects on the economy therefore we should be worried about Trump (but we must also admit that in the past Democratic policies are directly to blame for catastrophes like 2008), or the executive office doesn't have a direct economic impact therefore Biden is not to blame for the current state of affairs (but we must also admit that the current state of affairs has nothing to do with Trump). Anything else is cherry picking.
Pretty sure leftists fall in the former camp. They'll gladly throw Democrats under the bus, and to a leftist there is no difference between the DNC and GOP.
Granted, the take that it's not a binary is much more reasonable than the assumptions you are making at the top.
The American Left and the DNC have, like, a 90% overlap, you do realize that right?
Where in the immense caverns of your colon did you get that number?
The duodenum, actually.
Well at least you got your shit together.
People on the left don't consider the type of rebuilding the liberals do to be very constructive for most people.
It's not all or nothing, the president absolutely influences the economy, but it's indirectly enough that those changes come about slowly.
I'm not saying its all or nothing, I'm saying you people cherry pick.
What do you mean "you people"? 🤔
It's like steering a large ship. Any input to the controls take some time before they actually have any effect. So if you're suddenly dropped at the helm, you're pretty much at the mercy of whatever the last guy was doing for the immediate future. But that doesn't mean you can't attempt to get the ship back on course either, as whatever you do at some point will have an effect.
On another note, hard to blame Obama for 2008 in any case given he didn't become president until 2009.