Presidency
The third edition of The Changing American Presidency: New Perspectives on Presidential Power, and as its title suggests, this book is all about change—both how and why it occurs. The office the Founders created in 1787 is not the same as the one that presidents now occupy. Today we commonly
refer to the president as one of the most powerful people in America, even in the world. But this is not how the presidency always was described. For instance, in 1835 in his classic work Democracy in America, Alexis de Tocqueville writes, “In America, the President cannot prevent any law from being
passed, nor can he evade the obligation of enforcing it. His sincere and zealous co-operation is no doubt useful in carrying on public affairs, but is not indispensable’’ (1945, 12th edition: 132).
Employing a theory of institutional inter-connectivity, Waterman evaluates the presidency from a historical perspective, including information about changes in presidential resources, the role of the media in the emergence of the modern presidency, and other aspects in the ongoing evolution of the office. Chapters on the Vice-Presidency, Presidential relations with Congress, and the media serve to provide a context for the place of the presidency in modern politics. A treatment of post-9/11 political phenomena and the effects of the War on Terror on presidential and vice-presidential politics is also integrated throughout the text.
Table of Contents
0 Introduction
1 Expectations, Context, and Presidential Power
2 The Contextual Revolution in America
3 Active Presidents: The Path to Presidential Greatness
4 Domestic Policy, Constitutional Ambiguity, and the Growth of Presidential Power
5 The Constitution and Foreign Policy
6 Presidential Elections in a Constitutional Framework
7 The Presidency and the Public: A Double-Edged Sword
8 Presidential Intermediaries
9 An Invitation to Gridlock or to Govern? The Presidency and Congress
10 The Politicization of the Courts
11 The Bureaucracy: The New Kid on the Block
12 The Evolution of Presidential Appointments
13 The President’s Cabinet
14 Centralization in the White House
15 A New Role for the Vice President
16 Unilateral Action, the Unitary Presidency, and the
17 Explaining Changes in Presidential Power
18 The Impact Presidents
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Welcome to the Presidency Discussion Forum!
Let's get the ball rolling by asking... What Do YOU Think Obama Should Do To Create Jobs?
It shouldnt be Obama's job to create jobs. Get the government out of the way and let the market create jobs. So I guess the best way he could help to create jobs would be to cut the corporate income tax to around 10% and reduce regulations, therefore it will be less expensive for businesses to operate. When its less expensive to operate, they will begin to expand their businesses. One of the key needs when expanding is more employees, thus, job creation, everybody wins. More people working = more tax revenue from income tax. More business = more tax revenue from taxes on business, and in the case of states, sales taxes. Also, the people will have more money due to being employed, and already employed people have a much better chance of advancement or raises which = more income for them. More money in the peoples hands = more spending, and then the cycle starts again
Rich Americans Save Tax Cuts Instead of Spending.
Translate: Tax Cuts for the rich will end up in Wall Street gambling and will not be used for creating jobs, investing in infrastructure expansion or capital investments.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-09-13/rich-americans-save-money-from-tax-cuts-instead-of-spending-moody-s-says.html
“Spending by the top 5 percent of households seems much more closely tied to business- cycle issues than it does to tax-cut issues.”
When tax legislation was signed by Clinton in 1993 -- raising the top tax rate to 39.6 percent from 31 percent -- the saving rate fell from 12.1 percent in the second quarter to 9.5 percent in the first quarter of 1994. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index rose 1.9 percent from July through September, after little change the previous three months.
When the first Bush tax cuts were signed into law in June 2001, pushing the top rate down to 35 percent, the wealthy boosted savings. The saving rate climbed to 2.8 percent in the first quarter of 2002 from minus 2 percent in the second quarter of 2001. The increased savings coincided with a 1.1 percent decline in the S&P 500 index.
“Policies that temporarily increased the after-tax income of people who are relatively well off would probably have little effect on their spending because they generally would be able finance their consumption out of their income or assets without such a change,” CBO director Douglas Elmendorf testified to Congress on Feb. 23.
On the other hand, tax relief for families with “lower income, few assets and poor credit would probably” spur spending, he said. Elmendorf said because of job losses and a drop in assets over the past two years more families “probably fit that description now.”
So, tax breaks for middle- & low-income groups will spur spending on Steak dinners, TV at Best Buy, Clothing, Shoes and Cosmetics at the Mall and Children's toys and clothing at Wal-Mart.
There is absolutely no empirical evidence that "More money in people's hands = more jobs."
Quick question.... when the rich are putting their money in Wall Street, where is that, then , going? I believe the answer you are looking for is businesses. And when that money is invested, through Wall Street, into businesses, they then expand, needing to create more jobs and on and on and on as explained above.
You must also realize that in 2001 when the data you presented was collected, that were were in a recession due to the dot com bubble burst. there for it makes perfect sense that they were saving more and not investing in the S&P as much.
I'm also positive that by "savings" they are not burying their money in the back yard, nor putting it under a mattress. This would mean that even if it goes into government bonds, or savings accounts (which are traditionally the safest places to put money) there is still wealth being created by them investing their money there.
Just one final question to leave you with. Why shouldn't people keep more of THEIR money that they EARNED in the first place?
Look up on the $2Trillion Cash that corporations are playing on Wall Street. Money to Wall Street is not money INTO business, it's money to business alright but into computerized electronic gambling. Study the $2Trillion, you'll learn a lot about our system.
The word 'saving' in financial market means something quite different from what we use with our mothers on dining table.
What you earn is a function of the financial infrastructure you exist in. If the taxes are 10% less then you will be paid 10% less. The average American income of $50k will be $45k and minimum wages will be 10% less. Your tomato will cost 10% less and your mortgage or rent will be 10% less. You won't make a penny extra. Capitalists are not that stupid to retain anyone's income at today's level while your taxes will go down 10% tomorrow.
U.S. companies buy back stock in droves as they hold record levels of cash. NOT creating Jobs! http://t.co/kAWpJ1N
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