NPR talks about Trump's impact on the economy

It is really sad that you seek validation for another man

You’re a fool if you don’t think Trump’s policies/agenda haven’t influenced the economy.

Oh yeah. That sounds like fair coverage.

What a fricking stupid comment

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You’re a fool if you don’t think Trump’s policies/agenda haven’t influenced the economy.

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Maybe at the margins, but no, Presidents generally don't have a significant impact, positive or negative, on the economy unless he does something far out of the norm (like, say, FDR on the negative side of the ledger). Getting 700 jobs for a Carrier plant back from Mexico is good PR, but that's a rounding error in an economy with jobs flow in the millions every single month. I would say the same thing about Obama and pretty much every President of my lifetime.

I am starting to think the economy is getting pretty overheated right now, and I think we're due for a bit of a correction, anyway. Valuations of all types are insanely high right now, and there isn't the cash flow to justify a lot of it.

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the president really can't control the economy be himself

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True.

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, he can only suggest

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He can do more than just suggest. A lot more...A LOT more.

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so improvements can't necessarily be attributed to him

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Not completely but the Executive Branch has a lot of power to impact the economy. Where and how?

Permitting, e.g. pipeline permits, mining permits, O&G exploration permits, etc.

Deregulation.

Trade policy.

Etc., Etc.

Working with congress, the combination of the Executive Branch with the Legislative Branch has the MOST impact. For example, tax policy and regulatory reform (e.g., Dodd-Frank Glass Steagall Lite, Obamacare, etc.).

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"ironically exports have dramatically increased in spite of Trump pushing for a trade war

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There is NO trade war. Exports have increased due to enforcing current NAFTA agreements. Exports have increased due to new additive agreements with Asian countries and reduced Chinese tariffs (from 17.6% to 7.3%). Deals with India. Arms deals with Saudi Arabia. Etc., Etc.

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"it can't be completely ruled out that some of the improvements in the economy may be attributed to Trump"

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Agree.

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They were very reluctant in any positive comments related to Trump.

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Of course. They don't want to recognize that Obama's policies were NOT business friendly. As a business, instead of waiting for the next regulation to drop and almost put you our of business you now have an administration that is willing to work with the US business community and not become a hindrance to the American economy.

Leadership matters.

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ll of these sound like reasonable and relatively neutral statements. To attribute changes in a massively complex system such as the US economy to one person would be foolish.

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If that one person introduces policies that trigger economic growth?

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Anything written about the past year's economy that omits the impact of de-reg and biz-con is not neutral at all. It's left wing damage control.

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Right.

No one knows what biz-con is.

We went from a "you didn't build that" socialist to an unabashed pro business president. Trump has had a ton of intangible influence upon the economy.

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NPR is ANTI- American, Stop the FUNDING

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Kige.