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Re:U.S. GDP grew at a 4.9% annual pace in the third quarter,... by jonhohle on Thursday October 26, 2023 @10:01AM (#38025685)
Nothing can explain GDP as high as this and it will quietly be revised downward at a later date after politicians have long since finished their victory laps.
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Re:U.S. GDP grew at a 4.9% annual pace in the third quarter,... by epistasis on Thursday October 26, 2023 @10:35AM (#38026159)
That seems like a political belief, and not one based on any numbers... GDP growth was expected to be high. There are plenty of economists that can explain all the current phenomenon, they just get called "heterodox"
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