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You don't have to speculatively both sides the issue. There is a track record: https://amarkfoundation.org/reports/u-s-presidents-and-the-federal-deficit/#:~:te
by Zigurd 6mo ago
You don't have to speculatively both sides the issue. There is a track record: https://amarkfoundation.org/reports/u-s-presidents-and-the-federal-deficit/#:~:text=%5B%24%20in%20Billions%5D-,Federal%20Deficits%20and%20Surpluses%20from%201981%20through%202021,-The%20chart%20below https://amarkfoundation.org/reports/u-s-presidents-and-the-f...
Some of this is political, but Trump especially wildly makes a mockery of Republican supposed deficit hawkishness, not based on ideology, but by lack of a competent cabinet.
- goalieca 6mo agocurious question as a canadian. when our prime minister makes a budget, it really is his fault. He runs parliament and executive functions. The budget in the USA is supposed to be a congressional matter so why does the president get any blame?
- krapp 6mo agoThe Executive is the most visible branch of the US government and it lends itself to celebrity worship and cult of personality, being embodied in a single person. Most Americans can't name their representatives at any level but everyone knows who the President is. And like a CEO, the President tends to get credit for everything.