Donald Trump’s contentious decision to fire the U.S. statistics chief has done little to stem an economic slump, with the latest jobs report showing only 22,000 jobs were added in August - well below expectations. One month after Trump sacked the Bureau of Statistics Commissioner Erika McEntarfer in response to weak job numbers, the unemployment rate rose to 4.3 per cent, the highest since 2021.

  • PrincessLeiasCat@sh.itjust.works
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    18 hours ago

    real economy

    Because the dude has no concept of what reality/truth is. We just all have to live in his fucked up head canon of how the world works.

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      17 hours ago

      To be fair that’s pretty much always been the case throughout history, we’re just seeing one far edge case where perceived vs actual reality differ more than they usually do for the guy in charge.