A New Deal for America: An Alternate History of the Late 1970s & Beyond

But he was ruled by, and considered by experts to be, mentally ill. Therefore, he should not be executed.

And execution as a whole is evil and ought to be discontinued.
What you say has validity. Mental illness is and should be a mitigating factor in sentencing.
Life in Prison for Hinkley then
 
What you say has validity. Mental illness is and should be a mitigating factor in sentencing.
Life in Prison for Hinkley then

He should be treated for his illness and eventually, when he has become rehabilitated, he should be released.

I don't like the notion of, "He shot a guy I like, so he should either be executed or serve life in prison."
 
No. He ought to receive treatment for his mental illness, like OTL. You can't just chuck a guy in jail for being mentally ill.
He should be treated for his illness and eventually, when he has become rehabilitated, he should be released.

I don't like the notion of, "He shot a guy I like, so he should either be executed or serve life in prison."
It's not that. As a law student, being mentally ill and being not guilty by reason of mental defect is not the same thing:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M'Naghten_rules
 
About Volcker, TTL G William Miller serves a full term at least as Fed chair and is not appointed to Treasury in 1979. Miller was dovish on inflation and would allow high inflation rather than using Volcker's 'shock therapy'. This is also keeping inflation high but the overall economy may be a bit better for the next few years without Volcker.
 
Oh goody. The least qualified and worst fed chairman in history got a full term. The massive inflation and massive drop in the economy is not a better option than a few months of recession. And it wont go away on its own. Especially if miller got two years to make things worse. The best thing about miller was a short term.

I'm not supporting Miller, but him staying on will certainly have butterflies. Probably not good ones but things might be slightly better in 1982 than IOTL.
 
I'm not supporting Miller, but him staying on will certainly have butterflies. Probably not good ones but things might be slightly better in 1982 than IOTL.
Miller staying on and kicking the can (inflation) down the road could make 1984 a poisoned chalice election as I would think whoever wins that will have to give the economy the shock therapy that Volcker and Reagan did OTL.

Great to see President Jackson re elected, even if narrowly. Hopefully the conservative re alignment of TTL is more mild (or at least less socially conservative) than OTL.
 
Also, I'd hate to get all pop culture on you (pop culture is something I rarely get into), but does Elvis live past August of 1977 TTL?
 
Miller staying on and kicking the can (inflation) down the road could make 1984 a poisoned chalice election as I would think whoever wins that will have to give the economy the shock therapy that Volcker and Reagan did OTL.

But he won't do it immediately during election time. One thing to note is that Chairmen of the Fed never like to play politics, or even give the appearance that they play politics. It's one reason why the Fed is holding off raising the inflation rate till after the election right now, and it's one reason why Volcker only caused the early 80s recession in the early 80s. So, when the Fed discovers Volcker's formula (which, IMO, is inevitable), that formula will only be put into play after 1984.

However, I think more restrictive monetary policy would reduce inflation but not as much as Volcker did, so an equivalent to the early 80s recession would be softer than what happened IOTL.
 
But he won't do it immediately during election time. One thing to note is that Chairmen of the Fed never like to play politics, or even give the appearance that they play politics. It's one reason why the Fed is holding off raising the inflation rate till after the election right now, and it's one reason why Volcker only caused the early 80s recession in the early 80s. So, when the Fed discovers Volcker's formula (which, IMO, is inevitable), that formula will only be put into play after 1984.

However, I think more restrictive monetary policy would reduce inflation but not as much as Volcker did, so an equivalent to the early 80s recession would be softer than what happened IOTL.

The shock will come in 1986 or 1987 TTL if Jackson re appoints Miller in 1982. I would hope whoever wins in 1984 appoints someone like Paul Volker in 1986 when it comes time to appoint someone.
 
4 more years of 10% + inflation is a far worse deal than 9 months of recession. Softer is relative.

I was talking about the recession itself. But that's true.

The shock will come in 1986 or 1987 TTL if Jackson re appoints Miller in 1982. I would hope whoever wins in 1984 appoints someone like Paul Volker in 1986 when it comes time to appoint someone.

I think some bureaucrat will discover the formula, and Miller will decide to, or be forced to implement it.

Also, if inflation continues like this, I don't see Jackson reappointing Miller in 1982.
 
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