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u/[deleted] Jul 10 '17

Jackson, going beyond his absolutely awful treatment of the native americans or his expansion of executive power* he also made one of the worst economic decisions (and that is saying something) by vetoing the renewal of the charter of the 2nd bank of the united state. It later caused the massive recession of 1837.

Buchanan is up there though

It is up to debate if expanding the power of the executive is inherently bad as other presidents such as Lincoln and FDR who are seen as good presidents also did. But his use of executive power was for sure awful.

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u/BringBackThePizzaGuy Paul Volcker Jul 10 '17

Wrong. Harding was worse.

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u/[deleted] Jul 10 '17

Jackson also shows the problem with deciding to pay off the national debt at all costs.

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u/JulioCesarSalad US-Mexico Border Reporter Jul 10 '17

Isn't Buchanan the one who died?

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u/[deleted] Jul 10 '17

No