Louis Proyect wrote:

>   The reason I felt
> that
> the
> plunging stock market prices
> were
> interesting
> is because
> it demonstrates that presidents in > general have
> little power over
> the
> business
> cycle. Maybe I should have
> spelled that out.

This is correct.  The content, not the format.

In general.

In this particular case though, fiscal policy can make a difference.
And that's within the powers of a president with majority in both
houses and huge popular support to achieve.

Re. the drop in the stock market -- that's great.  (Unfortunately,
today Obama did inspire the markets!)  The cheaper the banks, the
lesser the objections to full fledge nationalization.
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