Topic: Let's imagine you were the president of your country, How would your Economic (Read 714 times)

First, a year is not enough to put an ailing economic system in order, at least you could say a term of 4 years or 5 years as we know is the practice in most countries that is not practicing monarch system.

So to stick with your time frame, if I have that short time of one year, I will sack those corrupt officers who have been controlling the sectors of the government and change them with people who would deliver because I believe they are not effective and are diverting public funds to their personal use.

I would look at the infrastructure policy of the government and immediately start up in that area and that will create job and increase the GDP of the country.

I would also grant no interest loan to SME owners so that they can also increase employment. Employment is important in the economy because it lessens social unrestivenest as youths will be engaged in different jobs and won't have time to cause nuisance in the country.

Infrastructural development also opens up employment opportunities and development is not carried out in a short period, it can even be carried out annually and quite a lot of labor is absorbed, the problem is that in this development the officials commit corruption so that the cost which should be 1 million dollars can be multiplied many times, and this happens in many countries with weak law enforcement. Infrastructure is needed for the distribution of goods to be smoother so this will also build a better economy, corruption is always a problem.
It is impossible for me to become president, because I am not involved in political organizations and am not even interested in entering politics at all, but a president does not need to be someone who is smart in economic theory because the president will be assisted by many people to run the system of government. The important thing is to choose people who are good at it, correctly in carrying out their duties, if it is about the economy then the person who takes care of it must be someone who understands the country's economy, not a businessman who only thinks about profits and losses, especially as the country's economy is not only about the micro but also the macro, but I agree that development that is very important and should not be neglected is in terms of education.

This is one is a good perspective to look at. I agree that education should be prioritized if one nation wants to improve its economic condition. With everyone having a quality education, schools will produce globally competitive and skilled workers, which will surely help in improving the economic status of the country. Because this is the main problem of poor countries, a lot of people are not receiving proper education because of the lack of budget which is needed for facilities, materials and resources, and as well as the number of teachers. So, I think that a proper funding for education should be one of the top priorities of every country. And I would also like to agree with you about corruption. Most of the problems faced by a country is always linked to corruption, and the main reason why a country is experiencing an economic strain is because of corruption. Imagine the funds that are supposed to be allotted for programs and services are going to the pockets of the politicians. I think that they should reinforce the laws about corruption for it to be solved or minimized.

Sorry, but I think you misunderstood my thoughts somewhat. What I mean by the intersection between politics and education is when the leader of the educational project is a politician, head of government, or leader of a country. All stages of work on that project will be subject to political decisions and political positions as well, and therefore it will fail with the first political change, since the next politician will try to erase the project of the one before him in order to establish his own project and so on.
The education sector must be under the authority of technocrats, that is, specialists in the field of education and educational sciences, in addition to experts from several fields to decide the major approaches to strategic education plans. This will be in the form of an action plan that successive governments are tasked with implementing, regardless of their political positions or opinions.

An economy depends on improving education. Investing in education fuels innovation and creates skilled workers. It's obvious! Brain drain must also be addressed. Professionals pursuing overseas possibilities show a paucity of domestic opportunities. You may counteract this tendency by generating jobs and a good atmosphere. Creating a talent magnet for your country

Corruption and budget mismanagement are linked. Transparency and accountability can divert revenues to vital sectors like tourism and agriculture. Imagine the economic boom when every penny is used well

Your agriculture concentration is outstanding. Supporting this industry ensures food security, creates jobs, and boosts exports. Taking your strengths and making them great. Your strategy is carefully planned

Actually, I never thought about being a leader or number 1 person in a country. Each president always has his own way of organizing and taking policies so that the economy flows evenly to all of society. I will try to eradicate the Corruptors who have misappropriated a lot of state money, these funds must be returned and then health facilities and infrastructure built so that the community's economy runs smoothly.

One signature from the president can change all the inequality that has so far absorbed money not in designated posts. The president has the authority and must be supported by the desire to prioritize the economy of his people so that it can improve further, which can provide prosperity for the community.

a country’s economy consists of different factors one can’t simply change a nation’s economic status overnight but i believe even small steps can have huge impact first i want to focus on improving education and creating job opportunities brain drain is a very serious problem in my country whereas a lot of professionals leave the country to seek better opportunities which of course will affect economic growth another huge problem in my country i believe is the misplacement of budgets this can also be rooted to corruption but assuming i have reduced corruption then i can invest on projects that will help the economy with relations to for example tourism i will also make sure to focus on one of our strengths and make sure it’s sent out globally like agriculture

I agree with you what you said above. The main problem in my country's education system is corruption and student politics. I was always against student politics. Most university students are involved in politics and in general students get forced to join either the leading party or the opposition to get some benefits that are supposed to get by every student.

The reason this country still allows student politics is because they have a great history of it. Students played a vital role in many protests. But this is gradually destroying the education sector.

If i am  to be a president for a year, the only thing that I will implement and focus is to lower the price of foods, and that will happen if I can break the cartel and the Hoarder because they are the only group of people that hinders the country from improving .

I know that i will be fighting a very big and organized group but since I only have a year to do so , then I will not lose any single moment but to focus in that thing , because if we improved the food for living people will have motivation to be more better than what they are for now.

The problem with the education sector is that it is one of the strategic sectors of the country and its construction, reform or restructuring always does not succeed unless this is within the general policy of the state, regardless of who is the president who started an educational project and the length of his term. This is because strategic programs are long-term to achieve results after their implementation, and therefore implementation programs must be isolated from political life so that they do not become disrupted due to their influence. This can be seen clearly in countries that suffer from the failure of the educational system and the successive failure of the reform systems that begin with the term of each ruler and end with its end.

This reminds me of my "dictator of the USA thread".

Presidents are too limited. So if you want real change you need shit ton of power.

But basically if you are in charge you will meet and greet people that will resist whatever you do.

So it would be really hard to get it done correctly.

It takes a lot more to lead a country than it does to lead a small group of people.
Mostly because people don't always notice the small adjustments you make, becoming president can be a lot.
Natural resources, ranging from agricultural to mineral resources, are abundant in my native Nigeria.
Let's talk about crude oil in this instance. By starting a crude oil refining business, you can reduce our import of refined crude oil by producing kerosene, diesel, and a host of other products as a byproduct of its distillation; in terms of agriculture, cash crops can be planted on a large scale and sold, increasing employment and raising citizens' standards of living.
A nation's economy can't always be stable, but it will always be in equilibrium as long as its people have enough money to live comfortably.

As a president everyone cannot fulfil the responsibilities of citizens therefore what we see are not always easy. Handling thousands of people by a single man is not much easy therefore other seats are also available for managing the country in well manner. This is good point that selecting good and talented people for other post because a single man cannot continue his responsibility for longer time as there will be burden upon him and if mistake happens then we blame president but we don't think that how difficult the duty of president is.

People first give vote to a person and if he become president then they loss all their hopes and I never saw that people are happy for their selection. I would suggest that continue your hopes because president is also a human like you and me so never think negatively and understand about the hardwork of the president that he alone carry out responsibilities of a whole country.

Lending money to other countries just to build structures that only benefit certain groups, I don't think this is very important for those who are responsible for society at large, leaders must of course think about the interests of the people so that they can help develop the economy of the country they lead.
I agree with you, if a president thinks more about developing the field of education well, because if education is good then people who have been good in their education can certainly easily produce something of economic value for them so that a good economic turnaround can occur.

I know I won't become the president of my country. It seems I have already posted in this thread before, but a new thing came to my mind to share here. I feel like as the president of my country, I should stop borrowing money to build unnecessary structures that looks good but not important for the country at this moment. I know some country borrowed billions dollars and developed their structures yet their economy is not good at all. A country should spend money on education and create job sectors for their people. Unemplyment is one of the worst problem in my country which needed to solve.

For the president of a country to carry out his assignment according as required and expected by his subject or citizen of the country in which he is the head he must work in synergy with the private sector and local and foreign investors, a country is classified as a successful country when everyone decide to give up selfish reason and work for the development and the growth of their country irrespective of their political affiliation.
If I were to be the president of my country, I would constitute my economic team from sound minds whose track records make fit to serve in my cabinet, I will bring governance to the people through the help and supervision of the councilors by allocating the money meant for their development directly to the local treasury account, this will hello me to get the exact figure expended.

That's what I'll do if I am in the seat. I'll gather all the best from all of the sectors of agriculture, education, manufacturing, transport, banking, real estate, etc. as in all of those. I need someone that will represent themselves and we'll do a close door meeting and will ask them for such policies that they need to strengthen the ties with them and also the sectors that they're involved. Communication is the key on this one and continuous updates so that the aide that they need for their own sectors will be delivered as it's going to have a domino effect if all of them are doing well. Although it's like wishful thinking that all of them will do well but we're looking at other countries do well and it's possible. And despite that I have secretaries as well looking and watching out for those sectors, it's also best to have beside them as a president to monitor them at most times.

In a country like the Philippines where education and agriculture are the biggest denominators we can take advantage of, focusing on these two departments and allocating proper funds so that farmers don't have to till land that they don't own and get paid peanuts for literally lifting the whole country's food supply, meanwhile getting killed if they retaliate against the lords of the lands. on the other hand, marginalized communities and indigenous groups in the country will be given the opportunity to gain proper knowledge up to high school level, and it would be made mandatory and free of charge, with teachers getting paid reasonable and livable salaries at the same time.

All of this would work towards lifting the quality of education and therefore the quality of work of the people that live in my country, which will then improve the economy and hopefully lift the quality of life in the country.

It's hard to talk about this subject, because I'm sure I couldn't rule the country the way I wished, because there are many interests involved from powerful people who have a lot of political influence (internal and external ones). However, if I could do as I wished, I would just adopt a more liberal economical agenda, reducing the size of the state (cutting expenses), trying to not increase taxes, and encouraging entrepreneurship among the citizens, especially the younger ones, since an early age at school. Education would be focused on technological and entrepreneurship development, while also encouraging children to be more autonomous and responsible.

Some may say education doesn't have a link with economy matter, however it's the base of every society for anything, therefore it must be the focus of every country aiming to develop its economy in a sustainable way.

Being a leader in a country is not an easy thing, especially when we serve as president, we must be able to carry out our duties very well and maintain the trust of the people who vote.  anyway, i never thought i would become president, but if elected to become president, i will place someone who is experienced in finance and economics to become minister of finance and appoint other great people in other important positions.  in essence, when i become president, i will not be able to work alone, i must be able to place people the best in their field in the seat of government that i am currently leading.

Yeah you're probably right but with the right advisers and economists that share your vision of eliminating poverty, I don't think that it's a pipe dream to eliminate poverty because there's enough money already and studies have been published year after year about this very problem and the multitude of efficient and effective solution, what only needs to be done is probably the support or initiative of the government. If you're the president, you should've been immune to that kind of threats because that's the most difficult job and it should be a requirement that you're not going to back down from threats and that you've got a steel nerve.

Today, economies cannot be considered independently of other countries. Countries are linked to each other by many agreements or trade. Even if you try to do something that will bring a lot of benefit to your country, sometimes it is not allowed. That's why it is necessary to take other countries into account when answering this question.

I would like to work with the best people in the field of economics. If there was a subject or detail that I did not understand, I would try to create an environment where there were people who knew better than me. One of the biggest reasons why today's economies are bad is that people who do not understand economics are responsible for the economy.

If I become president, of course, it would be primarily what I will take is to increase the world of education in my country evenly, making teachers have very high competencies and have an honor and of course accompanied by the development of infrastructure, because if the human resources are high then it will easily build the nation Being a developed country, both economically, development, health and other people will be able to adapt to the development of the times will also be able to improve their quality of life if they have good education.

In this case it is necessary to see holistically the system or from upstream to downstream so that it can run well, while some other affairs such as having a law that limits all fields of corruption and other matters that can harm the country will have a punishment as heavy.

First of all I have to be an honest person as the leader of the country. Because usually if a superior is dishonest then his subordinates will become even more dishonest.

Next, I will create a secret special unit or special agent and this special agent is only under the control of a president. And this special agent will be assigned to investigate every level of domestic government such as ministers and others. Whether they commit corruption or not. Because in fact the root of a country's economic problems is sometimes due to too much corruption within the ranks of the government itself. Mismanaging state assets can result in society's prosperity being neglected. Because this is just an if only. So it's okay if my words sound like nonsense.

But what is clear is that I really want to see a government filled with people who are more honest or trustworthy. Because even government officials can no longer be trusted for their honesty, the fate of the country is actually in a very crisis condition. Both economically and morally. And if the people no longer believe in their own government then chaos and protests will occur. And the country will end in chaos.

If I will  be president of  his country, I will work  on import  and export system. Most of  the economy of country depends on trades with other countries. Relationship with foreign countries are very important to establish any  country. Most of decision of mine will be in the favour of country. Eating goods prices will be low and public will be happy and enjoy a simple life. I will provide schemes for the poor people, in this way  poor people can stand with the rich people and I can overcome poverty. I will work for health and I will provide health card through which they can  get medical benefits. Most poor families can't afford medical expenses if any accident happens , it will be big step for poor people. I will work for education and more people will be educated and by this they can change their luck.

And you are correct on your assessment, however while education should be way more fluid as it adjusts to the realities of a world that is always changing, teachers and other people which are in charge of the education sector refuse to do it as this makes their jobs easier, so we have a clear conflict of interests between the students, which needs the most up to date knowledge to compete in the real world, and the teachers which want to teach the same body of knowledge for decades.

Economic growth, of course, must start from the most basic things that can hinder a country's economic growth. If I had powers like the President who has a lot of authority to eliminate anything, I would eliminate corruptors in the country, so that the country would prosper in terms of economic growth. Within a year, I think that's the only thing that can be done most effectively for the economic growth of a country.

I would invite all government institutions to unite and eradicate the ills of society, that is, corruptors from the top to the bottom must be eradicated without mercy and indiscriminately so that the people are not in misery, don't be thirsty for positions, just work well for the country. Because in my opinion there is no economic growth in a country because there is a lot of corruption carried out by the state elite.

when I become a leader in a country I will focus on employment for my people, a country will have a good economy if its people meet their economic needs. there is a guarantee for a tax-abiding society. taxpayers will enjoy the results for the taxes they provide for the state.
but in reality I never wanted to become a national leader, it was too complicated and I couldn't imagine it

It’s not easy to maintain the economy,you need to be a quick decision making president .You should hold a team for economic advices to make many new policies which boost your economic performance and growth.Most important one is your should target the poor section of the society to improve the entire country’s economy growth.The most of the tax payers to the society in the developing countries are the poor section of the society.Need to hear all the government officials suggestions.

Sometimes individuals have degree but they don't know anything because their learning abilities and learning skills is zero so focus on education is necessary. I think degree and skills both are necessary because some people have skill but have no degree and some people have degrees but have no skills so both of them are deprived of jobs.

business owners complain because sometimes individuals have complete knowledge and know every skill but they don't have confidence which also play an important role in getting a job. Proper education is necessary but I have seen so many individuals who are very brilliant and have an active mind but they hardly get job in lower grade whereas some individuals who even does not completed his graduation but are business owners at higher grade.

Then governments need to focus on education, after all we cannot expect that a person performs the same work as an engineer if they do not know anything about it, however it is also important that education becomes way more practical, one of the most common complains I hear from business owners is that someone that has finished a career does not really has any of the skills they are looking for, so if we want people to get good jobs as soon as they get out of college then we need to ask to the private sector what is what they currently need and adjust the topics learned at school accordingly.

Actually as a president of a country a person have to fulfil lots of difficult responsibilities which a normal person cannot do. With words it is easy to control a country but in reality it is most difficult task. The first thing which government should do is to give everyone an equal opportunities of jobs because there is less jobs and large population so there should be balance as thousands of people are facing troubles in getting jobs even with a degrees in their hands.

The conditions of country is not well that it can be easily manage in a single year so lots of years will needed for making it better. Inflation should be ended so those who have jobs but little salaries will easily manage their house activities.

To become a president for a year to fix the current status of the country's economy may not be enough. You should at least take the whole presidential term of you want to make a difference. The past administration may left you a lot of backlog and headaches in doing a lot of auditing stuff to track all the budget spent and build a plan from there to avoid over spending or unnecessary spending of the national budget.
And then you have to plot a plan to attract more investors and big business men to come to your country. And then you have to get rid of the national debts and minimize the unemployment rate and the list goes on.
So, you see the president's responsibility is never easy that 1 year in service will never be enough.

Well, tourism definitely has a great impact when it comes to a country's economy, and if a country supports tourism and creates places and makes the environment peaceful all over the country, it can greatly increase tourism in the country which will affect the GDP of the country boosting the economy. So I basically share similar views, I believe a country should be free of crime and terror so that people from all around the world can come and visit the country without any fear at all.

I would also focus on making sports more easy and reachable for people who are interested in them, and make sure the sports played on an international level are being properly taken care of because a country that is peaceful and hosts sports events generally has great economic boosts due to this.

In fact, there are economies that have had an impressive start, but the duration is not long. After a short time, the economy "lost breath", "lost momentum" had a slow growth rate, and even turned into a recession. So if I am the rightful holder, the first thing is to ensure a sustainable economy that can continuously improve the living standard of the population. In addition, there must be equality in society, but it is not the achievement of society's development that is shared equally for everyone, but first of all, equality in access and participation opportunities for all strata of the population. them into the development process and enjoy the results corresponding to their strength, ability, and intelligence.

If we are a president then the economy is the main problem that we must solve, because every country is currently experiencing serious economic problems, so we as presidents must be able to create jobs that are so large so that people can take advantage of every vacancy that exists, then every year I believe the economic crisis will continue to decrease and this all needs a process and we as the government must give a serious response to subordinates so that everything can run smoothly.

As for the former ex-yu countries, you must know that all of them are ruled by the children of the worst communists who hate all those who destroyed their beloved Yugoslavia - and my president and prime minister are the sons of just such people who fled the country during the war, and today they are trying with all kinds to justify war criminals and protect them. The things that are happening in this region are actually incredible, and people are fleeing not only for a better life, but also because of anti-national policies that have made them feel unwanted in their own countries.


Imagine a country where about 80% of people declare themselves Christian, and elect a president who believes that the country where he is now president (and he was prime minister) was created by chance and that only the poor and less intelligent went to war, while he and the current prime minister were chasing girls in Brussels.

If after that you go to the polls and elect that same man as president or prime minister, then it is clear to you that communism has disappeared only on paper, but that communists still rule this region.

It is interesting to see that everyone is trying to bring out the best in their country when they become president. This reminds me that before running for president, politicians who want to win the trust of voters all say the same things. But when they achieved their goal and became the president, they did the opposite of what they had announced before, making the people continue to be angry like the previous president. Honestly, I don't trust any of the people here, everything you say lies like politicians trying to be president. No one is not greedy when it comes to being a politician.

I think when we over-exploit natural resources it will have a negative effect,
to be honest I prefer to keep it because of course natural resources are limited,
more focus on improving human resources it will be better and be a long term investment as well.

One thing I would change would be where we spend the tax. If you could have an IRS like organization that checks the government and not the companies, that organization would be able to figure out where the funds go, and have a detailed document of every single thing that the tax is spent on.

Whatever seems like unreasonable, they would open an investigation, for example one mayor in our nation had 245k dollars worth of food expense, and not like for year or anything, all at once in a single purchase. Obviously that should have been a nationwide scandal, but nobody really cared and it blew over. If I was the president, every single cent of taxes paid will be accounted for and online for everyone to see in a single website, that way we could be more efficient. Jail all those who take advantage of taxes and steal publics money, and you won't have many bad politicians left.

I would probably boost the exploitation of natural resources to fund some more advanced industries in the mid-term.
Besides of any of that, I think I would rather to act on the crime and lawlessness that can be found in many places of my lovely motherland.

Without crime I could eventually boost the touristic sector of the economy and not only depend on the exploitation of oil and other minerals.

Anyways, each one of us has a different vision on what an ideal case for the our economies would be...

I guess you'll be the only one on the forum doing this, but I'll support you. Accepting a volatile asset like bitcoin as a national currency will not bring any benefit, it will cause our economy to collapse faster because of its volatility. As citizens, we have always longed to be free from government control and bitcoin is really what we need. But standing in the position of government to be able to keep power and control the people, we need centralization. Because if we don't control the people in the country, everything will quickly become chaos and make the country fall faster.
Running and maintaining a country is not as easy as many people think, so all of us here will never get the chance to be president.   .

Being a president is a very big responsibility, especially regarding the economy, this is the most difficult challenge for a president, especially with the current global economic situation that is deteriorating, plus officials who like to be corrupt from the bottom up, this is really one of the trials and obstacles for a president to grow his country's economy as a whole.

I think Singapore is the best example for a president in developing the economy.
Example: Economy of Singapore

On the other hand, there are also other factors that a president can do, for example: reducing state debt or not having debts to other countries.

As well as we know the reasons: What makes the Singapore economy tick?

The way like the prime minister of singapore is what we need to do, if we become president.

One year wouldn't be enough to be the president of my country for me to be able to reform the economy. My country economy is in a deep shit because all the past government are only making this worst for the common man. They put laws that will only favour them and will make life more difficult for the citizens. All they know how to do is to steal the country funds entrusted to them without doing anything to liberate the economy and the citizens from poverty.

If I become the president,firstly, I will uplift the ban on crypto, so that the youths can go into crypto to assist themselves during the benefits on bitcoin. Secondly, I will remove all the leaders from seat and put in new ones that are willing to sacrifice for the country, if not whatever plans that I have will not be progressive, because these evil leaders might send assassins to assassinate me if I don't listen to their demands or dance to their tunes. I will also allow private investors to take over the production field and make sure that all our country oil refinery are functioning so that we can have full access to all the by-product of crude oil.

I hate politics and mostly I hate a lot of job and pressure.  So never think a scenario that I am the president of the country even once.  Sure I have lots of things in mind that can be able to help incrase the economic strength of a country but the moment I start visualizing the process, the simple idea becomes more complex the nearer it is to the goal. But assuming I am then I think I will enjoy my time giving ideas and commanding my subordinate to make a feasibility study about the idea and see if it is realistic.  Btw, I will never accept Bitcoin as national currency because I don't want my nation's economy be dictated by the Bitcoin whales.

Being a president of a nation isn’t an easy task and I think mostly cause of people around. There are a whole lot of “advisors” along with members of his cabinet and all that sort of thing. If a president really wants to change his/her country for the better, the people around who should follow through and carry out the presidents reforms and policies end up not doing so.

People like those have their own personal interests and would work primarily in those interests, damn the country. And that’s why a lot of presidents who actually want to make a difference don’t.
There are people I think, who would actively sabotage any good reforms that would benefit the general populace if it conflicts with their interests.
So yeah, a presidents job is no easy task. 

My country is deep in debt and corruption is everywhere there are so many crimes and illegal drugs are proliferating so if I become the President of my country I will address the corruption that's long been haunting my country I will set up a justice system and council or task force to address the issue of corruption, my country is losing millions of dollars equivalent with corrupt projects and officials.

Next thing is I will strengthen the fight against illegal drugs by busting those big fish, the drug problems are not properly addressed because the authorities are zeroing in on small fish, because these officials are being corrupted by big fish so they are always at large and continue their operation.

Third I will concentrate on infrastructure because this is the way to a robust economy, so the farmers can easily transport their goods in the marketplace and do not hire third parties to do this which increases the price of goods.

By "bought this topic" I guess you meant – brought. I saw it run through your comment twice.

To the issue at stake, if I became the president of my country; I would handle the economy differently from what the political leadership in my country is doing. Imagine a government announcing to the country on the day of its inauguration that fuel subsidy was gone without putting any measure in place to cushion the ripple effects that thoughtless announcement would cause. Fuel price did more than 50% that same day the announcement was made and that has remained so till date with slight price variation. For me, first thing first would be to ensure there's good transportation network and then also upgrade workers' salaries.

The second thing would be to eliminate higher denominations of the country's currency. Retain the lower ones as that will ensure physical cash transit will be reduced to the bearest. This invariably will also discourage bribery. Those who are fond of taking cash to bribe others so they can't be traced will become scared of trying such as bank transfers can be easily traced unlike physical cash taken to someone. This will also discourage kidnapp cases. Kidnappers demand physical cash so they can't be traced. If the ransom is in millions, taking lower denominations to them will make the exercise bulky and can easily draw more attention. They won't want that.

It is definitely not easy to run a country, 'coz if it is, there should be no president of aany country to recieve bad reviews from their people. First of all, you'll be handling different people which has different personalities and chaaracteristics. Just one of them be corrupted, it'll spread with the others affecting your name. Problems also stack from administration to another which makes it even more difficult. With regards to economic state of a country, it won't solely depend on the country itself bit also with partnerships with bigger countries, which is what makes it crucial. Economic issues are simply long existing problems and is not something to be easily aided by a single election.

Four primary reasons why a country’s economy is in the shitbox and people are suffering. Agriculture, Roadways, and Education.

A country in order to be able to sustain itself must focus on agriculture to provide for the rest of the country. Better equipment, land regorms, higher salaries for farmers and protection against exploitation and all that must be imposed in order to make this sector better.

For Roadways, reducing traffic is the best way to solve this as Traffic is the main driver for delays and not to mention it consumes so much gas and oil. So better transportation system, promoting a commute-centric transpo system instead of private vehicles, and dedicated road areas for essential deliveries like food and all of this must be implemented to make this sector better.

Lastly, education. Higher quality of education yields students and lifelong learners that will jot settle for minimum wages. Plus they yield better results in corporate and are able to cover more fields of study when they grow up instead of saturating on a single sector.

So anything that could put  education in a better situation could solve this issue.

Last is corruption. It’s no surprise that when you steal from the country your citizens are affected. So, imposing stricter punishments and better watch at the treasury will prove to be effective against corruption.

This is quite a good question but really difficult. Firstly there is no easy government, and in as much as it's easier to say a government did not do well it's quite harder to actually develop a good plan from the scratch and build up a good government.

Well if I was giving the honors to be president for one day, well those that may find it better are those who are from a well developed countries well unfortunately I am not so first thing I would do is to end the corruption avenues that were created by previous president from my countries. The amount of money spent on my countries legislative arm is heavy I would reduce that to and other unnecessary spending. I would work well to see my country become a producing country rather than a consuming country by harnessing the natural resources in the country rather than selling it off to foreigners to handle. My country is well rich in oil and seeing what the Arabians has done with their I would engage in relationships with them that can be productive for my country.

Bruh i don't know anything about running a country or what, but hearing from your current president responding to the fact increasing rate of the inflation "it's not true, it only risen a little" like bro, every people in this country would be affected from it. It just shows the difference between a rich person running a country to a regular citizen who's concern about the issue of the economy. Maybe if I were a president, I would literally study everything that have a connection to the improvement of the country including the economic status of my country. We can't even hear a news about the president and no action at all lmao.

To be honest I've never understood the politics in that area, Hungary, Croatia, Romania, Bulgaria, Greece, it's all a puzzle for me, but there are scars or misconceptions and some might not forget minor things from the past giving them more weight than recent events. So without going into politics too much, it can be worse, it's one thing to take sides in a conflict, a different thing to be completely retarded
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Oh and btw, I didn't know Milanovic's name either!   Actually I don't know the name of the prime minister either! Probably the only politician I know in that area is Orban, and not because of his achievements either!


With what money?  
As I was saying in the previous post:

In order to change a country in such a short amount of time you will need the political power of a tyrant and a massive amount of money, but setting that aside just for the sake of your example, I think the very first thing I would do is to change the focus businesses have on short term profits over anything else, as it is this shortsightedness which is causing a great deal of the problems we are facing, as an example the 2007 mortgage crisis was an example of the banks looking for short term profits over anything else, however this caused a huge imbalance and forced the governments to save them as otherwise they will go bankrupt, a decision which is still affecting us as well, also I will change this idea that a business is too big too fail, in my opinion if the CEO and board of directors have taken bad decisions big enough to crash their business then governments should let that business to disappear.

I think being the president of a nation would be a difficult task because of people around you, not the job itself. Like if you make me president today with the way I am today, I would make the nation a better place, and so would a lot of people here, that's the point, if we were, then we would be great. But, the presidents usually don't and we dislike them.

Because in order to be president, you need powerful people and politicians to pick you, you can2t just go on youtube and claim to be the candidate, well some crazy people do, and they end up getting a few thousand votes at most. So, if you want to be president from a good party that has a chance, you need to grease the hands of so many people that by the end you will be terrible president if you are elected.

The truth is that in some countries the presidents are very powerful, but in the EU they are mostly reduced to protocol things, and as you say most people in the EU could hardly list three presidents even their neighboring countries. Unless you have a president who openly supports Russia and is the star of their media, then those who follow politics certainly know him.

Being in that position necessitates many sacrifices as well as tenacity in order to do tasks efficiently. This will not be an easy ride, but I will ensure that the country's economy functions by implementing policies that will improve the well-being of the people who elected me. Using the country's available resources and ceasing to rely on imports will be considered; as a result, dependency on foreign goods will be decreased.

A key aspect of politics that causes it not to work even when the president puts in a lot of effort is a lack of transparency and accountability by those given jobs to do. If I become president, those people will be one of my objectives to deal with if they fail to fulfill their tasks successfully. It’s not going to be an easy way to pass through but since I’m there, I’ll make sure I achieve something for my people.

Being a president i will have my own sitting cabinet and form a new administration with the people to look into the areas where the economy is in need of serious intervention and fix for the people, there must be a way to create a balance in raising the standard of an economy but what needed first is to increase the GDP growth of the country and reduce it economic dependency on other countries economy advancement and begin to work on how we can raise the standard of our locally made produce into an international standards others will demand from us, by so doing we are reducing unemployment, poverty and many factors bringing down an economy to jeopardy.

I live in a country that is going through very difficult economic conditions due to the political instability that causes the lack of a clear economic strategy, in addition to the global situation that has exacerbated its tragedy, from the Corona crisis to the Ukrainian war.
This means that whatever the economic model that I imagine is suitable for the development of my country, and whatever the methods of implementing it, it will take me years to reform the current situation by restructuring it, because I will not be the ruler of a country that was established two days ago, but rather a country on the verge of collapse. This is literally what successive governments wanting to reform face, as well as the inability to provide the necessary time.

Well, definitely, I will think of the possible ways to fight inflation and other things to make the economy better, but it's all in imagination, because In real life, you cannot really make the economy better like you've imagined it, by chance, you happen to get through the presidential site. By that time, you will realize that it's not as easy as we imagined it to manage a country and the economy. Just as country's economic system is very bad, and the previous government of that country might have incurred some heavy loans that you will be required to repay as the current president.

Can't do a lot if my country is too reliant on other countries. This is what I want to avoid in terms of topics as politics do really divide people. But let's say I've got that position, I'll remove all of those branches and agencies in the government that I think don't really need and don't do that much. They're consuming a lot of money from the public's fund and it's likely that it's being put into waste by having such. While that fund that should be on them, I'll put it on use for the better like going on with it on more useful to the public which they'll see that their taxes are spent wisely.

For a start
If I were in a position to and also able to change my country’s economic situation for the better, I would start by changing some old and outdated laws and policies and bringing in some reforms that would encourage more people to go into entrepreneurship.

Without adequate security, there can be no meaningful change that would affect the economic growth and development of the nation. Hence, I might be willing to consider a pay increase for security agencies. Along with a pay increase, a more adequate training program would be implemented to keep these agencies up to speed.

With adequate security, growth and foreign investment could slowly begin to take place. Foreign investment wouldn’t come overnight. Investors would need to see a business opportunity that would bring in profits for them to come in. So, investment in education and skill acquisition would also be a priority.

Easier said than done, but I would also try(with the recently implemented policies)to make everyone pay their fair share in taxes.

This is a good point
Even a PM would need to have a strong majority in the parliament to make a change. There's always the Senate that can delay you, the president can work for or against you...
You'd need the power of a dictatorship to really have some freedom.

Since I'm a libertarian, I'd start with the law. I'd get the best people to help me remake the laws regarding taxes, civil lawsuits and so on.
I would remove laws that limit free markets, investments, of course move the country away from Keynesian economics and more towards the good old sound money standard.
No more money printing, no more overspending, no more pushing the country into debt. You spend the money that you have, you invest in technologies that allow you to save money and that actually benefit the country, not the whole world. Nowadays countries, especially in Europe, want to be the ones showing the rest of the world how they can be green and doing it at the cost of their own citizens.
Last but not least, I'd never allow for CBDCs, population control, 15 minute cities and all the rest of it.

You basically have to optimize the strongest points of your economy, if that is oil then you need to be like Norway that have built a sovereign wealth fund which will earn them cash far after the oil runs out and is used for the general public instead of squeezing funds out to just a relatively few amount of shareholders. If you are a small island nation then you need to maximize your tourist services, but things like the internet can offer benefits too. You'd really need to make sure that your people are educated to the highest standard, because even if they cannot earn money at home there is the possibility to emigrate to more successful economies and send money back to their country of origin which can help it grow too. There's no single or simple answer.

Even if having the powers to do everything you can being the president, economy is a large scale that even a president can do nothing when it's already too big to manage.

We'll never know if there are bigger people behind a country's economy and they can make economic sabotage. But with policies, there can be something that I would like to do.

Like having a lesser tax and lesser budget for the public officials to see who are really the ones that's wanting to be a public servant but I don't know, this can end up into corruption so that thought of mine will still be useless.

I was waiting for somebody to say this, the president might not even have the power to do something in some countries.
I doubt that 1% of Europeans know who the president of Germany for example is.
The trick question would be to name the president of the Netherlands or Canada!


And if you lower taxes how are you going to pay for the rest? 
Before you even say it, let's assume Congo or Rwanda lowers its tax to zero, do you see an influx in business?
Easy to "fix" problems in countries that are developed but what are you going to do when there is nothing, like literally nothing in your country that you've become president?

I can't imagine being the president of any country. This is the same as dressing a fat person in a white dress and sending a ballet to the stage. Ridiculous, in a word.

Everyone should do the work in which he is competent. Any president in matters of economics should first of all consult with experts in the relevant field. Self-activity is not allowed and is fraught with economic problems. You know that story with one Turkish country, in which the president fired all specialists (consultants) in the field of economics and began to make decisions without permission, and what this led to. I am not strong in economic matters and I have no experience of the presidency, therefore, for sure, my actions would have turned out to be incompetent.

If I had such a dream and it came true, then the subjects of the country would bitterly regret what happened. Absolutely

I don't know if you know this, but the president usually has very limited power, unless it's some sort of authoritarian regime and a person is just called 'president' but is much more than that. In many countries, the position of the president holds no official power, merely serving as a representative function for international relations and unity within the country. In my country, the president has some oversight over other branches of power, but the economy is the prerogative of the Prime minister and the government (the Cabinet of Ministers). So if I were the president, there wouldn't be much I could do about our economy, apart from being publicly against corruption, perhaps negotiating deals for foreign aid and suggesting ideas which would need to be developed in the Parliament.
Considering that my country is in an active state of war against another country, and it's not the kind of war we can just stop, all the state budget goes for military purposes. I think the economy is bound to suffer under such conditions, and the goal is to merely keep it afloat. After the war's over, I think focusing on what needs to be done (and lots of things will need to be done, like repairing tons of infrastructure, working in important political issues) will stimulate the economy. If there's something that needs to be fixed, people are needed. People get employed, and receive money for their work. Then this money enters the flow, and that stimulates the economy even more.

the current global economy affects all continents and countries to varying degrees. To address this, an intelligent president could establish an institution dedicated to analyzing the world's economic state, its impact on the country, and methods to prevent future economic crises. This institution would assess current economic conditions, identify risks, and propose proactive measures to safeguard the economy. It would also promote international cooperation to collectively address global economic challenges and foster sustainable growth.

I can't imagine myself being the president since I don't know how to run a country. And being in the highest position is a tough one. You can't make everything better in a short period of time.  But I will probably put the professionals in the appropriate positions. Since it's very common in our country where government officials who have no knowledge in the field but still end up getting the position just because they're on great terms with the president or the higher officials. I would want to give importance to our agricultural sector since it's the backbone of our economy. The agriculture can play a vital role in improving the economy if it's given a priority by the government.

The major problem in my country is corruption. My first task will be to block all the means or loopholes that promote corruption. Within this one year all corrupt government officials will be investigated and stolen funds recovered.

I will also cut the cost of governance. Some government agencies and parastatal that perform similar roles will be scrabbed or merged thereby reducing the cost of operations. Government officials will be mandated to cut thier staff strength because recurrent expenditure is one of the revenue drains of my country. Appointment of government officials will be based on competence and not political patronage.

The next step will be to ensure that our local refineries are working to enable us to stop the importation of petroleum products. Our nations spend so much on imported petroleum products meanwhile the country has enough crude oil.

I will lift the restrictions placed on bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. Citizens will be given the privilege of choosing between fiat and Bitcoin. Bitcoin awareness and education will prosper because the country will be Bitcoin-friendly. Making my country a crypto hub will not be a bad decision.

The fact that I am the president of a country means that I am the overseer but it does not mean that I really need to know or have an in-depth knowledge of every aspect of how to run the government. Having some knowledge is good but deciding to run the country on some knowledge that I have because I am the president will only ensure that I make more poor decisions. In the area of the economics of the country and how to turn it around and make it better, I will appoint proven professionals in the field of economics that are brilliant and will formulate policies that I will approve, policies that have the ability to make the economy become better. As the president, I will gather a strong team under my government so the best decisions can be made.

In this role it reminds me of a certain movie about a past president and his journey to power, clearly seeing the current problems of a country to set The goal is to try to change everything in the journey. I think our lips themselves are always a small part of this universe, this universe, and each in each position will have different responsibilities, so it's fair to say that economic development has always been secondary to me. that's not what I see in this life, mainstream is freedom without limits, but do we accept a life without competition, competition, greed, envy, doubt and delusion. In fact, there are many things that appear before we appear and we do not try to lose it, but live beyond it. That's why I see the economy as just a small part of life, see it as a way to bring us closer together, not push us apart.

In any ecoonomy, there are two elements to deal with and which are: micro economics and macro economics deficiencies. The micro economics deficiencies bare the economic problem within the country which no government has not able to solve in their various countries. Now these micro economics problems are extended to the macro economics deficiencies in the whole world. So if I becomes a president in my country, I will first deal with the micro economics deficiencies before any other things. And the first thing I would have done is the development of HUMAN CAPITAL. Once I develop the capitals of the citizens, then other economic factors have already been deal with. Then the second thing I would do is infrastructure. Building of school houses, with great technological equipment, roads, hospital with great equipment, and industries, plus Refinaries etc. And finally welcome any great technology that has a potential important to the growth of the economy like cryptocurrency.

Just so you know, when the private sector is more involved in the economy of a country, the more their influence gets bigger because they hold the infrastructures, look at Amazon, they can lay off people in a certain state that didn't do any favor for their growth, that's what's going to happen to a country that has close to no barriers with economy relations with a private sector. Another big example would be the Banana Republics back in the 50s or 60s, these countries were practically controlled by the private companies. Most people who have commented their insights didn't consider that the things they want to add or remove can be a catalyst for cataclysmic economic ruin, you can't just remove banks or do what the majority wants, there is a plan and it needs to be able to do the greatest good so if I became a president, I would just probably lobby to create more jobs, bully corporations to pay their fair share and suppress if not remove the ability of the 1% to avoid taxes.

Realistically there'd be two things I'd do:

Starting off by dissolving central banks would be the immediate course of action. Unfortunately they are so heavily centralized and embedded in the modern economy that it'd would be impossible to remove them outright, so you would need to start with limiting the power of central banks. Setting reserve requirements, controlling interest rates, banking regulations and such, would all need to be taken back to the legislature instead of appointing executives to handle these matters by the President which is how most countries handle central banks. Doing so would take fiscal matters and make them more controllable by the constituency.

Second, limiting money printing and capping it at some proportion relative to nominal GDP. What this exact figure is could be worked out by the legislature, but it must be abided by.

If I get the responsibility of the country's president for one year, the first thing I will do is change the traffic system of my country. Because the traffic system of my country is not very good. People often disobey traffic laws. I will make some restrictions so that people are forced to obey traffic laws. Then I will try to improve the roads. Because the economic development of a country depends a lot on the roads of that country. A lot of money is lost every year due to traffic jams and bad roads. In order to develop the economy of a country, traffic and roads should be focused first. A year is not a very long time. It is possible to plan a lot in a year but it is very difficult to implement the tasks according to that plan.

If I were to become president of my country, I would first try to understand how the poor masses are being affected and then figure out how to address that problem by giving young people access to jobs and that will in return lower the unemployment rate in the country significantly. I'll also use the revenue from our natural resources to create necessities and establish a committee to check on every state governor's performance and how the funds granted to them are being used in the states where they act as governor. 

If I were president of my nation, I would prioritize businesses, tourism, employment, education, and healthcare. To encourage businesses to create jobs, I would decrease taxes and regulations. To aid jobless people in finding employment, I would also put training programs into place. Instead of focusing primarily on health insurance, I would emphasize free market options to assure inexpensive access to healthcare in connection to tackling the nation's healthcare crisis. In the field of education, I would work to increase the efficacy of the educational system by changing it to better accommodate technological changes. Given how stunning my nation is, I would also concentrate on developing tourism there to strengthen its economy.

Being president for one year can't change many things, especially if your country's territory is very large and your country is under developing countries. And even though your country is developing, one year is not enough time to fix everything, especially if all government members are still corrupt.

Maybe it's the corruption issue I'll tackle first because it's rooted for a long time and not easy to remove. And it needs more officers who are honest and clean at work so that I as president, can rely on them. And after arresting them, perhaps the judge could sentence them to life and take all their possessions until they have nothing left or leave little money for the family to survive.

I'm not sure things will change in the next year, especially if there are still many irregularities within the government and corrupt officials. And one year would not be enough to fix a system full of corrupt officials. Maybe 5 years won't be enough as long as the corrupt officers are left alone and there are no heavy sanctions for those who commit corruption.

So if I were president in my country, I wouldn't be able to do anything meaningful because the president doesn't have the powers that could affect the economy. For that I would have to be prime minister, and in order to make some changes I would have to have a team of professional and honest people around me.

I think one of the biggest problems that every government needs to solve is corruption and bribery within politics itself, and for that politics should cease to be a business, instead of working for the benefit of its own country.

The first thing I would do is increase wages for those who work the hardest/most dangerous jobs and fight poverty by all means necessary. Then I would introduce mandatory education for all children in terms of all addictions (cigarettes, alcohol, drugs, gambling) which would have an effect on their health in the future and generally reduce health costs.

Of course, there is a whole spectrum of measures that could be done to improve people's lives, and as I have already written I would start from the bottom up, because those who have a lot of money can take care of themselves anyway.

1.Achieving a balanced budget(no budget deficits). I don't mind raising the corporate tax and the dividend tax(they are very low where I live).
2.Trying to lower the level of government debt as mush as possible.
3.Reducing the bureaucracy and all the administrative BS around the private sector.
4.Reducing the budgets of the police and the judicial system below 2% of my country's GDP.
5.I want to fire around 50 000 government clerks. There are way too many government clerks in my country.
6.A big reform in the healthcare and the education system, but this is a very long story.
7.More investments in science and innovation.
8.No money printing by the central bank. I know that the central banks are kinda independent from the governments, but I think that the central bank should be kept under strict control by the parliament.

It's not easy how easily you have asked the questions. It's not a snap of a finger. It depends on your skills and your knowledge about the economy and many other things. Otherwise, you have to rely solely on absurd ministers who always suggest some bills that don't make any changes. I don't have enough skills to improve my country's economy. I don't know how much money we get from exporting our product, I don't know about reserves. But the first thing I must do is; maintain a good relationship with the neighboring country. Take some facility from them and give some opportunity to them as well. Digitalize every sector where everything will be accessible to the people.

There is a truth that I really appreciate about the fact that poverty comes from the cause of narrow selfishness, not wanting to share material things, not wanting to share knowledge, not wanting to share spirit, not wanting to share. health,...So look at the root cause of it to solve the problem, not solve the problems that are happening in front of you. I can say that the fact that we try to get out of poverty or become rich is just getting rid of common social stereotypes, which I find funny is the fact that the self-aggrandizement factor in In competition, from individuals to organizations or a country, we really live under the same roof of the earth but we are still not alert enough to beat each other.

The question here is, will some Presidents be willing to do that? Where I come from, changing the economy for the better seems like a future impossible tense and instead of making policies that would better the nation, you wake to hear news that dampens the heart of the poor masses. Imagine increasing the minimum wage of the highly placed individuals while the common man is struggling with a miserly sum.
 If I were to find myself in a presidential role, I'd make sure I wipe my cabinet of the corrupt officials who are more invested in lining their pockets than the betterment of the nation.

We're having a discussion here so I won't consider the topic shit, maybe individually we can't be president of our country but someone here might produce a president from their family and if the ideas we discuss here sounded great to the person they might advise the president based on issues we discussed here so the thread would had served its purpose and lets not dream small, becoming a president can be done by anyone.

If I had the power of the president, only a year won't be enough to better the economy of the nation but I'll start with signing some bills that'll attract foreign investors into the country and make those already there feel at home with no taxes bill to increase job creation.

Macro economy is really a big matter, even you have a great idea to reduce poverty, inflation etc, your idea will affect other sectors.

Yeah we can become a transparent and good president, but you shouldn't forget you have a chance to get death threat from someone who're like to play dirty games. Can you accept it? everyday getting a death threat and if you not have a strong mental, you will not able to stand up to fight against them.

Indeed it is not as easy as turning the palm of the hand. As the president of a country, shaping and managing the nation's economic growth will be a very important responsibility and the economic challenges in each country are unique. Here I try to outline some important points to consider in approaching economic growth and budget planning Admittedly or not economic policy requires careful analysis and consideration of various factors, and the following points should be seen as a starting point.

Balancing economic growth with social welfare. Recognizing that economic growth is important, economic growth must not come at the expense of social welfare in terms of policies that prioritize income redistribution, poverty alleviation, and social safety nets to ensure that the benefits of growth are shared fairly among all segments of society.

Encouraging international trade and investment and engaging in international trade and attracting foreign direct investment (FDI) can stimulate economic growth with a note that being able to manage external dependence means that not 100% dependence on foreign investment, trade or debt can make a country vulnerable to external influences. The government here must be able to advocate for policies that prioritize domestic industry, promote self-sufficiency, and develop resilience to global economic shocks and Increased fiscal responsibility and transparency where well-managed fiscal policy is essential for economic stability and growth.

Yes. The government carries out the people's mandate starting from effective budget planning, and transparent governance so as to create an environment of trust, attract investment, and ensure optimal allocation of resources, for example seeking skills development with education and training where an educated and skilled workforce is an important asset for economic growth in a country.

Honestly I would not want to be in charge of this issue because being from Canada we are screwed when it comes to monetary policy with the massive amount of debt we have and high cost of living.

Inflation is crazy high, employment is tight. We need to raise rates but it seems like 1 or 2 more hikes and something is going to pop and we will end up in a depression type of era. Way too many people are in debt and they used their house to borrow money with lines of credit. Or they are boomers who have no retirement funds except their house which is going to start to lose money.

In my case, what I would do is to remove as many barriers as possible to let the private sector create economic growth, and this boils down to administrative simplification, reduction of public spending and lower taxes.


I agree with this if you are referring to doing it through bids so that private companies compete and the best offer is the one that will be in charge of doing it.

I think economics is more of a by-product than a specific task. If my dream for my country as a president is to strengthen its economy, I'll have to do a whole lot of tasks, even ones not directly related to economics but equally as important.

For example, I'll have to make sure the business environment is friendly. That means removing red tape, eradicating corruption, providing tax incentives to investors, and so on. That would also mean building dependable infrastructures like roads, ports, airports, internet connection, and others. It also means preparing your labor force to be dependable and effective workers. It even means there's peace and order in your place.

Jobs are basically created by the private sector, the investors. And no investor will come to a place where cars don't move because of heavy traffic, where criminals are robbing banks day and night, where the labor force are weak and lazy, where internet is extremely poor and communication signals are nonexistent, where access is difficult, where grease money is needed every step of the way, and so on and so forth.

First of all, trust yourself. Don't start by condemning your words in front of others when you start doing things, so you give others enough reasons to completely ignore you or also consider everything you say trash. Not just here in this forum but even outside the forum. Words of condemnation are not a good way to start a statement.


To me, one thing about a nation's economy is not just in the hands of the president alone to solve; it requires the president to work hand in hand with others for easy policy implementation on how to tackle the economic wellbeing of a nation.

If I were to have presidential power (which I don't wish to), the first thing to do is to make sure all eligible policies that are already signed into law in the country but are not working based on some form of political interest start doing what they are meant to do. Another thing is to create employment opportunities where necessary, because increases in employment are associated with a corresponding reduction in a country's poverty rate. If a majority of a country's population has been moved out of poverty, there should be a higher tendency for a little positive economic change.

The reason why I bought this topic is because of the matter arising today in the economic system, I no maybe this topic may sound like shit or may never come to pass, but let's keep that aside the way cost prices are now in some countries is like hell, so I am still asking if you were the president for a year in your country, how would you treat your country economic growth what will be your plans as the supervisor over the country and how would your economic budget look like.
The reason why I bought this topic is sometimes we merely talk about the future economic systems maybe we could just outline some key points on how you would rule your country in the future of the ecosystem.
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