Answer both of these prompts.

You must answer two initial posts
Each Initial Posts MUST have 150 word minimum

APA writing includes in-text citations and references 

You MUST use the textbook and an outside source in your original posts

Prompt 1:
Does any president deserve credit for an economic boom or recession? Who is more instrumental in influencing the economy—the president or the chairman of the Federal Reserve Board?

Prompt 2:
Many people have argued that we should privatize much of government—that is, turn over to the private sector such traditional governmental activities as running prisons, Social Security, public broadcasting, and even public schools. Is this a good idea? What programs, if any, should be privatized? What are the relative disadvantages in privatization?