Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-02-18 16:25:14 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: D4CD0B3E0974176E01DADBF06E052D97125FF4976E30B61492D56FAB4F470F1C
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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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