Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-02-18 17:44:02 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 0DA78F607662FA4558902A665EFD1E42848D672E344327BB2A02173DD1C15683
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Original Note:
Both are superficially true but ignore what really drove them: short-term COVID impacts. Massive job losses & recovery: US now only +2.7 million jobs than pre-COVID level. https://data.bls.gov/timeseries/CES0000000001 Planned expiration of emergency COVID spending in 2020 & 21 caused the deficit reduction in 2022. https://fiscaldata.treasury.gov/americas-finance-guide/national-deficit/#us-deficit-by-year
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