In my opinion the Government has to do just two thing: give security to people (police force) and an adequate legal system. All the other things can be done by the private sector and even the two things mentioned before can be done by private companies. I am not Keynesian. I don't believe in the government intervention. I believe that politicians have their own agenda and it is not helping people but to be elected.
God,hell,god.hell,help,meeeee
France, Great Britain, And Germany
Perhaps the most single valuable authority you have as president in this way is to issue an executive order, which can commit troops to a conflict for a limited about of time without Congressional approval. Tools of foreign policy would include sending in diplomats to try to negotiate peaceful terms.
D. They could pay slaveholders.
