tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334477150153572969.post3982704175607590835..comments2023-11-02T08:34:01.133-04:00Comments on SAM Online: Re: Adam's TakeChris Meehanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07829393951782496677noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334477150153572969.post-31694138618871412552007-07-26T20:57:00.001-04:002007-07-26T20:57:00.001-04:00p.s. ly-naugh, ly-naugh, ly-naughp.s. ly-naugh, ly-naugh, ly-naughChris Meehanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07829393951782496677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334477150153572969.post-6747617352239363022007-07-26T20:57:00.000-04:002007-07-26T20:57:00.000-04:00obviously i'm no expert on this stuff, but i think...obviously i'm no expert on this stuff, but i think things like tax policy can influence an economy. i think the stock market is harder to pin down, it is subject to so much speculation and other factors. in my opinion, you really can't quantify it.Chris Meehanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07829393951782496677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334477150153572969.post-36291740882653135842007-07-26T17:41:00.000-04:002007-07-26T17:41:00.000-04:00I tend to agree with meehan that the president has...I tend to agree with meehan that the president has little impact on the economy. yet, each side has no problem using it for political purposes when it suits their needs. for example, during the late 1990s, bill clinton was obviously responsible for economic growth that averaged 3.77% real GDP growth for 8 years according to the dems (the repbulicans said the president had nothing to do with it). now, bush has had an annual average real GDP growth rate of 2.78% per year for 7 years (that includes 2001 and the recession that came along with the internet bubble bursting in late 2000). obviously, the republicans say this growth rate is due to smart economic policies, while the dems say that bush has nothing to do with it.<BR/><BR/>let's just leave it to the federal reserve and give greenspan and bernake credit.byrdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06544862412466587954noreply@blogger.com