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(Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin, running for a new six-year term in an election that his opponents say is a parody of democracy, said on Tuesday that past U.S. elections had been rigged by postal voting.

"In the United States, previous elections were falsified through postal voting ... they bought ballots for $10, filled them out, and threw them into mailboxes without any supervision from observers, and that's it," Putin said, without providing evidence.

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[–] Xatolos@reddthat.com 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

As most US presidents serve for 8 years (most win both terms), then such a lag would be noticed within their time in office. Your answer only applies to a small time frame, not an 8 year time frame

[–] fosforus@sopuli.xyz 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I'm unfamiliar with the details of economics decisions in the US. How much does the president get to decide those things versus the House and Senate?

[–] Xatolos@reddthat.com 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

It's not an all or nothing with the economy and the president, but they do have some sway in some ways. Easy examples would be Biden's Build Back Better Plan can help change the American economy, and if he does get elected to a second term, it will show results then.

On the other side, Trump pushed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. This has caused the deficit to climb, and didn't help spur any economic growth (in fact:

A study by the Federal Reserve Bank similarly found that corporations bought-back stock and paid down debt, rather than undertake either new capital expenditure or investment in research & development.

And many of the issues of this truly Act became an issue starting in 2021, which if Trump was in office, would have been reflected on his presidency. (It's part of the issues Biden has been having with the economy).