Volcker reined in the credit card companies in the early 80s, which was not a normal policy for the Fed; it had
a drastic impact on the economy, but inflation slowed considerably.
Anticipating opposition in Congress and among industry groups, Obama took on his critics in advance, noting that past regulatory measures that cleaned up smog and acid raid were, at the time, predicted to have
drastic impacts on the economy.
Not exact matches
Both Astorino and local officials in the village of Buchanan, however, have protested the decommissioning of Indian Point, claiming that the loss of the plant would have
drastic impacts on the local
economy.
I think the work that Zeke and Mosher / BEST is doing is valuable, but I question the fidelity of the data WRT making
drastic policy decisions that will clearly have an
impact on our
economy, quality of life (negative
impact), and our ability to help those that the left claim to care so much about — the poor.