Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-02-18 18:05:45 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 4CE9A089CCBA7A6377987BC35F5E7758898783BA6B35F6252841477A7F21059A
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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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