Which Branch Affects The Economy More?

[Free Bird]

A lot of people boast that the economy is better under Democratic presidents. But I have noted that these growths are often accompanied by Republican congresses. So which branch truly affects the economy more?

[Blue3]

Legislative (power of funding)... but often laws and policies take many years before they truly begin to have an impact.

[King]

It depends if you consider the Federal Reserve part of the executive branch or an extension of the legislative branch.

[Deus Naturae]

It depends if you consider the Federal Reserve part of the executive branch or an extension of the legislative branch.

More like a fourth branch of government. It would probably be most appropriate to refer to it as the technocratic branch.

[Lambsbread]

Depends who the Congress is made up of and depends who the President is.

[Amenhotep Bakari-Sellers]

Congress who appropiate funds, and President is bully pulpit, who direct whether it is a tax reform agenda, largely aimed at curbing capital gains increases, or a tax increase.

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Illuminati branch

[Beet]

Well the last two examples of good economies under Democratic presidents, they started with Democratic Congresses during the critical first two years. Not one Republican voted for Bill Clinton's first budget or tax increases which made a balanced budget possible 5 years later.

[TheElectoralBoobyPrize]

Well the last two examples of good economies under Democratic presidents, they started with Democratic Congresses during the critical first two years. Not one Republican voted for Bill Clinton's first budget or tax increases which made a balanced budget possible 5 years later.

You're stretching a bit...the balanced budget came 5 years after Clinton's tax increase. And who's the other Democratic president you're thinking of? If it's Obama, it's only now the economy seems to be doing well....also six years after the stimulus. Lots of other things happened during those time periods.

The truth is we can't do counterfactuals...no one knows for sure. As a partisan though, I do love pointing out that the economy only crashed under Dubya after Democrats took Congress.

[Del Tachi]

Executive branch because it can write regulations with little Congressional oversight. 

[King]

Executive branch because it can write regulations with little Congressional oversight.  

Regulations don't really have a huge impact on economies. Money spent by the Congress and money lent by the Fed dwarf regulatory impact.

[Suburbia]

I would say the executive branch.