Economic Policies Of Martin Van Buren And Gary Johnson

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The two people who have the most common policies would have to be Martin Van Buren and Gary Johnson especially the way they want the government to handle the American economy. In terms of foreign policy, the two have shown great example of why America should stay out of wars. The way Martin Van Buren handled the Canadian disagreement by negotiating with Canada and cooling down the American militias, I think this example is very comparable to the Russian aggression of areas that were formally of the USSR like Ukraine and Georgia. The next President will have a tough task of trying to keep the Russian troops out of foreign countries. Jill Stein has a very similar approach to foreign policy as Gary Johnson and Martin Van Buren, which consists …show more content…

The way Martin Van Buren handle the economic crisis that took place near the beginning of his presidency is similar to the crisis America had not so long ago. Although, we will hopefully not have to see President Gary Johnson or President Jill Stein in such a crisis. Even though we may not see these two in an economic crisis it is very possible that their economic policies will give an example of what they’ll do. Martin Van Buren separated the banks in hope that this will produce competition between the banks instead of bailing them out. Gary Johnson’s policy of keeping the government away from the economy will most likely be similar to Van Buren’s policy. Meanwhile, it is hard to predict what Jill Stein will do because of the way she wants government to regulate the banks. Maybe a catastrophe like that would never have happened with her banking regulations. Martin Van Buren cut government spending which is something Gary Johnson plans to do. Although Jill Stein wants to increase government spending she plans to balance it out with higher taxes on the rich. The times have changed so much since Van Buren’s Presidency back in