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A comment on BLS Reports 14.7% Unemployment Rate. Parent comment

Re:BLS Reports 14.7% Unemployment Rate by beamatronic on Friday May 08, 2020 @04:04PM (#23118862)
But this is exactly what Republicans want. Shrink government spending.
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Re:BLS Reports 14.7% Unemployment Rate by generalpass on Friday May 08, 2020 @04:47PM (#23119267)
Well, that's what they tell their constituents. In practice, they increase budgets, run deficits, and increase debt every year.
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Re:BLS Reports 14.7% Unemployment Rate by anm89 on Friday May 08, 2020 @08:07PM (#23120884)
Federal budget figures over the last 5 presidencies (and many other similar figures) say otherwise.
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Re:BLS Reports 14.7% Unemployment Rate by sumedh on Saturday May 09, 2020 @06:00AM (#23123436)
They do the exact opposite when they are in power though.
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