Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said Sunday that government spending could be separated from gross domestic product reports, in response to questions about whether the spending cuts pushed by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency could possibly cause an economic downturn.
Doing so could potentially complicate or distort a fundamental measure of the U.S. economy’s health.
Is this like making Covid go to zero by not counting cases any more? (It’s a rhetorical question, no need to answer)