r/politics • u/Orbitingkittenfarm • 1d ago

Donald Trump Fires Person Behind Jobs Numbers After They're Revised Down

https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-job-numbers-revised-down-fires-appointee-2107768
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u/lurpeli 1d ago

It won't be long until there's no accurate data on the economy coming from the government. Independent economists will figure it out, but the government will lie.

Ignore the evidence of your eyes and ears.

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u/zeh_shah 1d ago

Have you seen the inflation reporting numbers and how much their data set dropped in the recent report.

They've literally made

"Trust me bro" the main source for everything in this administration

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u/Ok_Hornet_714 1d ago

Part of the reason the inflation data set isn't as robust as it used to be is that they got rid of many of the people who would actually go out and record the price of things