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.

  • EchoCranium
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    12 hours ago

    They probably won’t include all the federal employees being kicked to the curb in the unemployment numbers either.

  • @Bwoj
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    34 hours ago

    Is this like making Covid go to zero by not counting cases any more? (It’s a rhetorical question, no need to answer)

  • @kikutwo
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    24 hours ago

    If there’s one thing Cheeto knows, it’s how to cook the books.

    • Brokkr
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      67 hours ago

      Well yeah, that’s basically what the headline says.

      In this administration, having committed fraud is a skill that you list at the top of your resume.