Wacka Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 I think you missed his point. He wasn't talking about winning elections, he was talking about what the people do after elected. No matter who wins they have to deal with a certain situation. So even though they advocated different policies reality sets in and dictates as much or more so than ideology. I agree with this to a point, but different people see different solutions. As to Carter, he actually was responsible for the high interest rates. He appointed Paul Volker to the Fed to raise rates so as to ring inflastion out of the economy. It hurt Carter in the election, but it was the right thing to do and led to "Morning in America." Reagan benefited tremendously from Carter's policies and kept Volker in his position. Got to stop that inflastion! The highest interest rates and unemployment since the Depression was the right thing to do?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molson_golden2002 Posted September 10, 2008 Author Share Posted September 10, 2008 Got to stop that inflastion! The highest interest rates and unemployment since the Depression was the right thing to do?? Ya, inflation was a biotch http://www.miseryindex.us/irbyyear.asp Carter was right about that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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