what is it about "immediate" that you don't understand?
you two present perfect examples of the kind of causal thinking that exists in primitive societies, where
someone must be behind everything as proximate and immediate causal agent... yer momma gets sick? somebody been practicing witchcraft and done made her sick. bad crops? your enemy made that happen.
well then bush was obviously behind this recession. 'cause shit started tanking when he was in office. and obama, holy bleeding mother of jesus with torrential diarrhea, he must be some kind of super wizard like gandalf... but sinister... picking up where bush left off with the satanic incantations to keep the economy flubbery.
mostly the economy is where it's at because of
the aggregate behavior of those participating in the economy. i know this is difficult for you two, with the raw comic book excitement of obama as evil super galdalf as your preferred explanation. sober and rational thought is just so boring by comparison.