In need of a 150 or more word response/discussion to EACH of the following forum posts. Agreement/disagreement/and/or continuing the discussion. Original forum discussion/topic post is as follows:
In need of a 150 or more word response/discussion to EACH of the following forum posts. There are (3) different post. Agreement/disagreement/and/or continuing the discussion. Original forums discussion/topic post is as follows:
Forum Post 1:
Hello Class,
The economy has been something I have tried to understand, but end up on crazy down sprial as the information goes way over my head, but I do hear a lot of people linking the economy to the president, even though it is more Congress that sets laws about taxes and other things that directly affect the economy the president just either vetos or signs the bill into law.
“Besides the most obvious economic stupidity, there is some pretty deep political stupidity at work here, too. For one thing, presidents have to deal with Congress, which actually does things like set tax rates and appropriate money. People talk about “Reagan deficits” and the “Clinton surplus,” but it would be much more sensible to talk about the Tip O’Neill deficits and the Gingrich surplus: Reagan wanted substantial spending cuts that were never implemented, and Clinton resisted even modest fiscal reform until he couldn’t. These things get a little more complicated than the R-vs.-D, black-hats/white-hats mode of analysis would suggest.”
“Heather Long is an economics corespondent for the Washington Post, where she compiled a series of 15 charts comparing economic data of the Obama and Trump presidencies. While taxes and trade policies have certainly changed under the Trump administration, “for all of his talk about how great he is as as economic conductor, he really hasn’t changed much for this economy overall,” Long said. “
Personally at my level I don’t see much of the economy, I know there are fears, but I don’t understand them, since I am safe with my pay check being able to cover my bills. The idea that one person over the course of four years can affect the economy seems a little werid. Other things affect the economy like inflation of money, high intrest rates, housing, spending, and war. It takes time for laws to take affect, normally they have a time frame to set the law in motion. Like the idea of minimum wage being raise, they talk about how companies have a couple of years to raise their empolies wages so it doesn’t happen all at once and help easy the transition.
Mainly the president can give confidence to the economy, and sign bills into law that will affect the economy that is written by Congress.
Emma
https://www.nationalreview.com/2017/11/presidents-do-not-control-economies-or-gdp/
https://www.marketplace.org/2019/08/20/two-presidents-a-similar-economy/
Forum Post 2:
Hello Class,
The President of The United states wears many hats, according to the text, These roles are: (1) chief of state, (2) chief executive, (3) chief administrator, (4) chief diplomat, (5) commander in chief, (6) chief legislator, (7) party chief, and (8) chief citizen. Chief Citizen refers to an acting person for the representation of “the people.”
Although there are many acts that are very important as the role of the President, as someone who is currently serving in the military, and following our national and world platforms, I fully believe and support that the most important role that the President has right now is Commander in Chief. Especially with the way our world is going and the tensions that keep rising between countries. The Constitution (Article II, section 2) provides details that The President has the most important role to protect our country from domestic and international threats as well as deploy troops to those areas who pose a national security risk to our country. There has been controversy about when the President and former Presidents have deployed troops to areas, especially without declaring war, but it is under his discretion and the advise of his security teams. Recently according to a NY Times article, the President has declared to send more than 2100 troops to the Mexican border to continue the fight in domestic security measures.
While some are in dis agreement of the border control measures, many believe that The President is acting (in accordance to his jurisidiction) and is taking the right steps including the President. “I want to thank Mexico because they really have gone above and beyond,” Mr. Trump said on Tuesday. “The borders were run by the cartels, and Mexico is taking back its country. And I give the president a tremendous amount of credit for that because that’s been going on for a long time,” he said, referring to President Andrés Manuel López Obrador of Mexico.” (NY TIMES)
What remains is the Presidential power to move troops around and the greater purpose of securing and maintaining our Freedoms, Security and liberties from all domestic and national threats, in all aspects.
Russ
Montague, Zach, Pentagon to Send 2,100 More Troops to the Southwestern Border. (2019, 17 July). Retrieved from: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/17/us/politics/tro…
Krutz,Glen. Waskiewicz, Sylvie. American Goverment. (2019, February 19)
Forum Post 3:
Article II, section 2 of the constitution “He shall have Power, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, to make Treaties, provided two thirds of the Senators present concur.”
I believe this is one of the most important roles for a President. A treaty is a formal agreement between nations. The President is the face of our nation and how he interacts and deals with other countries reflex on America as a whole. In 2018 the United States spent 2.4 trillion on imported goods. (Amadeo) The United States’ relationship with the rest of the world effects almost every aspect of the lives of American citizens. Trade agreements, nuclear forces treaties, human rights, these are just some areas that the United States has treaties with other nations in.
Nearly every nation has agreed to and signed the Paris Agreement on climate change. This is an environmental accord to address climate change and the dangers it presents. On June 1, 2017 President Trump announced the United States would withdraw from the Paris Agreement, as 1 of 13 other nations to include Russian and Iran.
President Trump claimed that this was a bad deal for American and could cost the country jobs and hurt the nations economy. Instead it could be the opposite, “The International Finance Corporation estimates that the Paris pledges from developing countries alone have opened up global investment opportunities worth $23 trillion.” (Light) What is interesting in this case is that even though the United States as a nation has pulled out, that is causing others in our nation to step forward and join groups such as We Are Still In, U.S. Climate Alliance, and U.S. Climate Mayors. According to the We Are Still In website 10 states, 287 cities, 351 colleges, and 2,201 businesses have joined.
https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/briefing/Treaties.htm
https://www.thebalance.com/u-s-imports-by-year-and-by-country-3306259
Textbook
- American Government by Krutz and Waskiewicz https://openstax.org/details/books/american-government-2e
American Government: Chapter 12 is the Chapter this week if you would like to use it for the responses.
