Sales affect inflation.
Current politics influences me.
Financial cuts impact us.
Philosopher Georg W. Wright impressed me.

have an effect on s-g; have an influence on s-b; have an impact on s-g; make an impression on s-b:
Sales have an effect on inflation.
He has an influence on us.
Michael Jackson's music still has an impact on us.
Elvis Presley made a permanent impression on me.