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MusiqueNow :pride: ✡️ 🇵🇸 :anarchismhebrew:<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5E6qd1t4PY" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=Q5E6qd1t4P</span><span class="invisible">Y</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://todon.eu/tags/DDN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DDN</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/DoubleDownNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DoubleDownNews</span></a> </p><p>The SINISTER Connection Between Trump 💩 and <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/Starmer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Starmer</span></a>💩 </p><p>with <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/GeorgeMonbiot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GeorgeMonbiot</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://todon.eu/tags/CapitalismAndGovernment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CapitalismAndGovernment</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/BillionairesSUCK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BillionairesSUCK</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/ClassWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClassWar</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/KeirThePoodle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KeirThePoodle</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/Aiproblem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Aiproblem</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/CostOfLiving" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CostOfLiving</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/GDP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GDP</span></a></p>
CelloMom On Cars<p>"A full repeal of the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/InflationReductionAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InflationReductionAct</span></a> this year could cause significant damage to the US economy, triggering nearly 790,000 <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/job" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>job</span></a> losses in 2030 and reducing <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GDP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GDP</span></a> by more than $160 billion, modeling published Thursday suggested.</p><p>Republican-controlled states — Texas, Georgia, Florida, and Pennsylvania — stand out as the biggest losers."</p><p><a href="https://www.semafor.com/article/03/20/2025/repealing-the-inflation-reduction-act-could-wipe-160-billion-off-us-gdp" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">semafor.com/article/03/20/2025</span><span class="invisible">/repealing-the-inflation-reduction-act-could-wipe-160-billion-off-us-gdp</span></a></p>
Michael Dmitriev<p>China's $41 billion plan to boost consumption is just the beginning as deflationary pressures mount. Economists are calling for a structural overhaul of the income distribution system, CNBC reported. In addition, it is noted that China's latest move to increase consumption is not aimed at increasing all types of spending.</p><p><a href="https://globaltribune.net/chinas-41-billion-plan-to-boost-consumption-is-just-the-beginning" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">globaltribune.net/chinas-41-bi</span><span class="invisible">llion-plan-to-boost-consumption-is-just-the-beginning</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/china" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>china</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/consumption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>consumption</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/inflation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>inflation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GDP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GDP</span></a></p>
Kim Perales<p>🚨"Europe just canceled $25B in US military deals. NATO allies are planning to replace American l'ship. Japan, France &amp; the UK are prepping deployments w/o us. And now Trump says allies only get ‘toned-down’ jets bc ‘someday they’re not our ally.'<br>News flash: They’re already walking away."<br>-R Saddler</p><p>Trump is destroying the <a href="https://toad.social/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a>, <a href="https://toad.social/tags/GDP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GDP</span></a>, America's <a href="https://toad.social/tags/reputation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>reputation</span></a>, <a href="https://toad.social/tags/tourism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tourism</span></a>, <a href="https://toad.social/tags/jobs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>jobs</span></a>, <a href="https://toad.social/tags/freepress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>freepress</span></a>, <a href="https://toad.social/tags/freespeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>freespeech</span></a>, <a href="https://toad.social/tags/rights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rights</span></a>, <a href="https://toad.social/tags/nationalsecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nationalsecurity</span></a>, relationships with allies, <a href="https://toad.social/tags/publicsafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>publicsafety</span></a>, <a href="https://toad.social/tags/publichealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>publichealth</span></a>...<br><a href="https://toad.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a></p>
Democracy Matters :verified:<p>What’s Trump going to do when US exports, currently 11% of GDP, drop to ZERO?</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/GDP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GDP</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Exports" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Exports</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/EndTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EndTrump</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/EndMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EndMusk</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/DonaldKrasnov" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldKrasnov</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/RepublicansOwnThis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RepublicansOwnThis</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/GOPKakistocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GOPKakistocracy</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/GOPWeirdos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GOPWeirdos</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/NoRepublicansEverAgain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NoRepublicansEverAgain</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a></p>
Euractiv<p>German growth forecast cut in half despite imminent budget boost: <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Germany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Germany</span></a>'s <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GDP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GDP</span></a> will expand by just 0.2% this year, the Munich-based Ifo Institute predicted today, below the 0.4% growth forecast in January. <a href="https://www.euractiv.com/section/economy-jobs/news/german-growth-forecast-cut-in-half-despite-imminent-budget-boost/?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=dlvr.it" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">euractiv.com/section/economy-j</span><span class="invisible">obs/news/german-growth-forecast-cut-in-half-despite-imminent-budget-boost/?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=dlvr.it</span></a></p>
Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬<p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> says the <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> ‘went to hell’ under <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Biden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Biden</span></a>. The opposite is true<br>By standard measures such as <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/job" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>job</span></a> and <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/GDP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GDP</span></a> growth and the <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/stockmarket" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>stockmarket</span></a>, the <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> economy was in excellent shape<br><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/mar/16/trump-biden-economy" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/business/2025/</span><span class="invisible">mar/16/trump-biden-economy</span></a></p>
Emeritus Prof Christopher May<p>As you know I'm no fan of headline GDP as an economic indicator. A new report from the Women's Budget Group suggests some reforms/additions:</p><p>Work with the unpaid to formulate a meaningful measure of their work;</p><p>establish a measure of wellbeing centred on human rights &amp; include a measure of dissatisfaction;</p><p>disaggregate female &amp; male measures when there are significant differences;</p><p>make a focus on people's social contributions central to the data!</p><p><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/GDP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GDP</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.wbg.org.uk/publication/beyond-gdp/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">wbg.org.uk/publication/beyond-</span><span class="invisible">gdp/</span></a></p>
Coach Pāṇini ®<p>TFW a financial crisis keeps tweeting “FAKE NEWS” at the <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/GDP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GDP</span></a> numbers.</p>
Georgiann Baldino<p>"Messing with the government’s official economic data is almost unthinkable. Yet <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> and his team are thinking about it. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has raised the idea of revising the way the government measures <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/GDP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GDP</span></a>, or the nation’s total economic output. Lutnick wants to strip government spending out of the equation, even though that’s been part of the GDP computation for nearly a century." </p><p>Yahoo Finance <a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/news/commentary-fudging-the-data-wont-help-the-trump-economy-172947432.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">finance.yahoo.com/news/comment</span><span class="invisible">ary-fudging-the-data-wont-help-the-trump-economy-172947432.html</span></a> <br> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/USPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPolitics</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>…<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NATO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NATO</span></a> countries agreed more than a decade ago to set the spending goal for each of them at 2% of GDP. But <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> has pushed to increase that percentage. Most recently he said NATO members should spend 5% of their <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GDP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GDP</span></a> on <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/defense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>defense</span></a>, though the US does NOT do that.</p><p>“NATO has to pay more,” Trump said in Jan. “It’s ridiculous because it affects them a lot more. We have an ocean in between.” [idiot, cuz nations only attack by land /s.]</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MafiaState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MafiaState</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/idiocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>idiocracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/geopolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>geopolitics</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NationalSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NationalSecurity</span></a></p>
M. Grégoire<p>How Trump's trade war is already blowing up in Americans' faces<br><a href="https://nationalpost.com/opinion/first-reading-trump-trade-war" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">nationalpost.com/opinion/first</span><span class="invisible">-reading-trump-trade-war</span></a></p><p>The stock market has erased all its gains since the election in November and GDP predictions have slid from plus two to four percent to minus three percent.</p><p><a href="https://cosocial.ca/tags/TrumpTariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpTariffs</span></a> <a href="https://cosocial.ca/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a> <a href="https://cosocial.ca/tags/stocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>stocks</span></a> <a href="https://cosocial.ca/tags/GDP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GDP</span></a><br><a href="https://cosocial.ca/tags/NationalPost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NationalPost</span></a></p>
ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊<p>The <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> Administration plans to change how the U.S. calculates its <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/GDP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GDP</span></a> after <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> suggested it.</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/USGov" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USGov</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/economics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economics</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.vox.com/politics/402410/trump-musk-lutnick-gdp-economic-data" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">vox.com/politics/402410/trump-</span><span class="invisible">musk-lutnick-gdp-economic-data</span></a></p>
Pekka Kallioniemi<p><a href="https://defenseofliberty.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> doesn't seem to realize that <a href="https://defenseofliberty.social/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Europe</span></a> and the <a href="https://defenseofliberty.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> economies are deeply intertwined, forming the world’s largest economic bloc, accounting for around 40% of global <a href="https://defenseofliberty.social/tags/GDP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GDP</span></a>. Europe remains the largest investor in the US, significantly outpacing <a href="https://defenseofliberty.social/tags/Asia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Asia</span></a>. </p><p>Trump often criticizes the US-EU <a href="https://defenseofliberty.social/tags/trade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trade</span></a> deficit, but his arguments ignore the fact that services account for about 50% of trade, where the EU actually has a deficit.</p>
Democracy Matters :verified:<p>When Biden left the White House, the economy was growing at 3.9%.</p><p>Now that Trump is in the White House he’s turned it into a NEGATIVE 2.5% growth rate IN SIX WEEKS. </p><p>Republican Presidents destroy the economy.</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Economy</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/StockMarket" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StockMarket</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/GDP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GDP</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ArrestTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ArrestTrump</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ArrestMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ArrestMusk</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/DonaldKrasnov" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldKrasnov</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/RepublicansOwnThis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RepublicansOwnThis</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/GOPKakistocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GOPKakistocracy</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/GOPWeirdos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GOPWeirdos</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/NoRepublicansEverAgain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NoRepublicansEverAgain</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a></p>
MrCopilot<p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/GDP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GDP</span></a> forecasts look obviously grim.</p><p>Tech Genius decides redefine GDP as something other than the metric used for 8 decades.</p><p>You know you could create 2 new metrics and choose to emphasize them.</p><p>Ah, but then you'd have that pesky comparison of previous administrations handling of the economy with whatever the hell deleting swathes of whole government agencies full of careers is going to be called.</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Demoralization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Demoralization</span></a> is continuing to be effective...</p><p><a href="https://www.axios.com/2025/03/03/gdp-trump-musk-government-spending" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">axios.com/2025/03/03/gdp-trump</span><span class="invisible">-musk-government-spending</span></a></p>
Gina Intheburg 🇺🇦 🌻 🥥🌴<p>Commerce Sec. Lutnik wants to remove govt spending from <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/GDP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GDP</span></a>: "If the govt buys a tank, that's GDP, but paying 1,000 people to think about buying a tank is not GDP," calling it "wasted money."</p><p>Who is this idiot? Govt salaries are spent, create demand for goods &amp; svcs &amp; thus contribute to GDP. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-commerce-secretary-wants-remove-government-spending-gdp-2025-03-03/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">reuters.com/world/us/us-commer</span><span class="invisible">ce-secretary-wants-remove-government-spending-gdp-2025-03-03/</span></a></p>
Zhi Zhu 🕸️<p>Trump Is About to Hide DOGE’s True Costs From the Entire Country</p><p>Trump’s commerce secretary is preparing to mess with the country’s economic statistics.<br><a href="https://newrepublic.com/post/192216/trump-lutnick-economic-statistics-gdp-doge" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">newrepublic.com/post/192216/tr</span><span class="invisible">ump-lutnick-economic-statistics-gdp-doge</span></a></p><p>"The <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> administration might exclude <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>government</span></a> spending from gross domestic product reports to cover up upcoming poor <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/economic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economic</span></a> reports, and to hide the true scope of <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a> cuts.... [which] could have a negative impact on the <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a>."</p><p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Coup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Coup</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Economics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Economics</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/GDP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GDP</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GOP</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Corruption</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a></p>
Zhi Zhu 🕸️<p>US may exclude govt spending from GDP, obscuring effect of Doge cuts</p><p>Howard Lutnick’s remarks echo <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElonMusk</span></a>... [lies]<br><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/03/trump-government-spending-gdp-doge" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/us-news/2025/m</span><span class="invisible">ar/03/trump-government-spending-gdp-doge</span></a></p><p>"spending cuts pushed by... Elon Musk’s so-called “dept of govt efficiency” ( <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Doge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Doge</span></a>) could possibly cause an economic downturn...</p><p>Govt spending is traditionally included in the <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/GDP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GDP</span></a> because changes in <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/taxes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>taxes</span></a>, spending, deficits &amp; regulations by the <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>government</span></a> can affect the path of overall growth."</p><p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Economy</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Economics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Economics</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Doge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Doge</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Coup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Coup</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a></p>
Ramesh #NotGoingBack<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> efforts to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/downsize" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>downsize</span></a> federal agencies could result in the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/layoffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>layoffs</span></a> of tens of thousands of federal workers, whose lost income could potentially reduce their spending, affecting businesses and the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> at large. </p><p>To hide the onset of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/recession" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>recession</span></a> or <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/downturn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>downturn</span></a>, Commerce Secretary Howard <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Lutnick" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Lutnick</span></a> said that he might exclude government spending from <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GDP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GDP</span></a>. That would distort the measure of economy’s health as taxes, spending, deficits and regulations impact growth.</p><p> <a href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-gdp-economy-government-spending-lutnick-7414ba1bd441bd4bf64620bfd66923b2" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/trump-gdp-e</span><span class="invisible">conomy-government-spending-lutnick-7414ba1bd441bd4bf64620bfd66923b2</span></a></p>
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