The president can recommend expenditures and to a certain extent, spends money based on decisions made. However, both the cabinet and Congress have input that affects those decisions. Do not forget that the value of dollars has changed over time.
President Harry Truman borrowed 12 billion dollars (around 12 billion) to help aid European countries during their famine (shortage of food). we spent a lot of that money in the us which helped our economy and we shipped the goods to Europe, but we certainly didnt have the money to help aid them. as a tool of foreign policy, we use non military aid to help others. Just like we are doing now in Haiti.
The richest president ever was either Washington (net worth of about 525 million in 2010 dollars) or Kennedy (estimates range from 125 million to 1000 million).
The richest president who's still alive is Clinton, who has a net worth of about 55 million. The Bushes are each in the low 20s, Carter's worth about 7 million, and Obama is in the vicinity of 5.
The president can not spend money unless Congress appropriates it and in effect tells him to spend it. In current dollars, the most money has been spent under Obama. I suspect that more, adjusted for inflation, was under Franklin Roosevelt in W W II.
Reagan or Truman in adjusted dollars
john key , barack obama
Obama
The president doesn't make money.
President Obama
Mohamed Hosni Mubarak. He earns most of his money from tourism. He is known to be the longest president to stay in his presidential seat. Quite simply, he hogs all the money possible from his country.
Lots of money
Beleive it or not but B. Obama has spent the most $$$$$
George W Bush
President of the United States
george bush
Its not the degree that makes the most money, but the individual who possesses the degree. OR A degree in Law and run for president
the president.
george w bush
Bush. 43