USA election = Choosing a new captain for the Titanic?

[Jackson50]

Coca-Cola said:

ManusJustus said:

SamuelRSmith said:
It's a shame that people don't realise that governments have very little to do with these economic issues, and there's little they can do to improve things.

It's called a free market for a reason, people.

There is no such thing as a completely free market, if there was one it would be total hell.

In America the government has a large say in the electricity energy market, regulating power suppliers and prices.  Some countries have even nationalized oil, I remember when I was in Egypt and all the cab drivers were complaining about gas prices (wanting me to pay more) when gas went up to around 50 cents a gallon.

The govt can do a lot for economic issues:  Taxes being one of them.

but the Federal Reserve is not part of the govt, it's a free enterprise and I believe America's trouble today is due to Fed. Reserve more than the govt.

 

I agree with you on the Federal Reserve being a problem. Whilst they are not a part of the government, they are in fact a public/private hybrid. I really wish the Federal Reserve would be put to rest as its constitutionality is questionable and it is ineffective almost to the point of being damaging to the nation's economy.