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10 sats \ 5 replies \ @Undisciplined 18h \ on: Trump fires commissioner of labor statistics after weaker-than-expected jobs econ
I’ve heard from more than one federal researcher who’s work was held up or stopped because it didn’t support the current regime’s policies.
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42 sats \ 1 reply \ @Bell_curve 11h
is it possible the bureau of labor statistics needs a shakeup because of their gross revisions in the last 2 years?
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11 sats \ 0 replies \ @Undisciplined 11h
Of course. I've heard that the BEA was created because the BLS was such a bunch of commies.
I'm just saying that Trump is squashing research findings, regardless of their veracity, when they differ from what he wants to be true.
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42 sats \ 2 replies \ @028559d218 OP 18h
It seems to me that if you don't like the statistics from some government bureaucracy... you'll just keeping firing people until they give 'the statistics' you do like.
Reminds me of USSR
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21 sats \ 0 replies \ @Turdinthepunchbowl 14h
Wherever you go, there you are.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Undisciplined 18h
From what I can gather, they don’t want the bad press of being that blatant.
But, basically, yes.
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