Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-03-05 18:06:46 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: A6E0B2BA6324F4A9D95986CD75819EADF6DC49492F0D184C1E28547B266B83D8
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Original Note:
Debt grew $7.8T under Trump, ~25% of the current $31.5T debt. (+$3.7T under Biden so far) https://fiscaldata.treasury.gov/datasets/debt-to-the-penny/debt-to-the-penny Debt is the accumulation of annual deficits Deficit reduction was caused by planned expiration of 2020-21 COVID funding. Biden’s actions actually increased the $1.38T 2022 deficit. https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/07/politics/fact-check-president-biden-state-of-the-union/index.html; https://fiscaldata.treasury.gov/americas-finance-guide/national-deficit/#us-deficit-by-year
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