FDR. His damn economic principles are the reason why are in this shit we are now. Massive govt spending always own the economy. The New Deal is why the Great Depression was considered "great." Here- it was a global depression but other countries climbed out of it much faster because they didn't initiate all that massive govt spending. The economy did not turn around and take off until Truman took office and made massive tax and spending cuts. Only then did the U.S. Economy recover and take off. http://www.cato.org/publications/commentary/how-fdrs-new-deal-harmed-millions-poor-people