IMO a President can indeed affect the economy because there is no such thing as a 'free' market and policies make a big difference. Presidents, as the most visible component of government, can drive, screw up, ignore, dismiss or otherwise affect these policies and, therefore, the economy.
Changing tax structures, for example getting rid of the AMT or having a 95% top tax rate versus a 36% one, have a major impact on the economy. Bush going to war, pretty much based on the lies of a small group of his evil minions, has an enormous affect on the economy. Were Gore President, we would not be on the hook for $1TRILLION in war costs.
Elections matter.
Having one of Satan's minions or a blithering idiot as the head of the executive branch affects our pocketbooks. If more people understood this, all the crappola about god/guns/gays would go away and be replaced by a requirement for all major candidates to have policybooks that we could all read before voting.
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