JIMMY CARTER had one decent idea - "zero based budgeting" the idea that each federal department had to justify their full budget each year rather than expect the same amount of money plus an increase each year.
That's not how DC works, so that idea was DOA. Just like his one good idea, Carter was in over his head during his entire time in the WH. He caused a lot of pain for the country before Reagan came and straightened things out.