Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-02-21 08:09:12 UTC - SOMEWHAT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 94FD8B8E5B9ADF4A960DAD3DAE1D46EAE845C36FCCBABE50CE43CFDB734E8716
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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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