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It's often overlooked, but the biggest economic improvement since Trump took office is more government spending.
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This is even more true once you account for state & local fiscal policy.
You can look at measures of overall spending, like the Hutchins' fiscal impact measure, or...
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brookings.edu/interactives/h…
You can look at measures of overall spending, like the Hutchins' fiscal impact measure, or...
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brookings.edu/interactives/h…
Alternatively, you can look at (total) government employment, which was lower when Obama left office than when he took over, but has increased since Trump took office. Again, state & local gov plays a large role here.
fred.stlouisfed.org/graph/?g=osCE
fred.stlouisfed.org/graph/?g=osCE
(in case it's ambiguous, the last chart is using 1/1/2009 as the index = 100 value in FRED.
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