# Is Obama a Keynesian?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-obama-a-keynesian/559297>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [November 3, 2010, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-obama-a-keynesian/559297 "2010-11-03T03:15:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![Giles](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giles/32/60_2.png) [@Giles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giles)\
**Post date:** [November 5, 2010, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-obama-a-keynesian/559297/21 "2010-11-05T16:56:32Z")

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> [@foolsguinea](#):
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> Oh. BTW, my answer would be that Obama probably follows monetarist theory, so he’s half-Keynesian.

And, given his political history, half [Chicago school](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_school_of_economics).

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**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\
**Post date:** [November 5, 2010, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-obama-a-keynesian/559297/22 "2010-11-05T18:55:48Z")

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Well, given his father’s and mother’s race issues, he probably sees everything in Black and White.

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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2010, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-obama-a-keynesian/559297/23 "2010-11-06T02:07:06Z")

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Let’s not drag Michael Jackson into this.

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**Author:** ![Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/le_ministre_de_l_au-dela/32/12181_2.png) [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2010, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-obama-a-keynesian/559297/24 "2010-11-06T03:11:22Z")

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I’ve often wondered about Michael Jackson in drag - how would you be able to tell?

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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2010, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-obama-a-keynesian/559297/25 "2010-11-06T16:18:39Z")

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How do you know he wasn’t?

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