How Biden has spun the $1.4 trillion reduction in the deficit while he has INCREASED spending: 'Historic' drop he says is proof his policies are working has been sparked by the end COVID relief
Joe Biden is spinning economic victory out of the $1.4 trillion reduction of the national deficit
Deficit drop actually came with the ending of covid relief funding
The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget found that 'over 100 percent [of the deficit reduction] was the result of shrinking or expiring COVID relief'
At least that piece is happening, which is better than continuing as they were, making things slightly less horrible.
Biden is actually increasing government spending
His student loan forgiveness program 'is the single largest contributing cost to the FY2022 deficit totaling $379 billion,' the Bipartisan Policy Center found
Posted by: Skidmark 2022-10-25 |