Financial Advisor5d
Without Federal Spending, What's Left Of U.S. GDP Growth?
Elon Musk and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick want to take government out of GDP. They should be careful what they wish for ...
Marketplace6d
Federal workers’ salaries represent less than 5% of federal spending and 1% of GDP
That’s 1% of gross domestic product, and almost 5% of total federal spending. The government payroll for other developed ...
The Trump administration may exclude government spending from GDP, obscuring the impact of DOGE cuts
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick says he could take government spending out of his agency's reports on gross domestic ...
The Washington Post on MSN8d
Trump official floats new approach on GDP, as economy is poised to slow sharply
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick wants to separate government spending from GDP, which economists worry could lead to cherry ...
Mises Institute1d
Spending Cuts Won’t Weaken the US Economy. They Will Strengthen It.
The United States will not enter a recession due to the change of administration, but because of the excess spending policies ...
Trump Advisers Want to Strip Public Spending from the GDP Tally. Why It Makes No Sense.
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick floated the notion on Sunday of excluding government spending data from the overall ...
US Commerce Secretary wants to remove government spending from GDP
U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said on Sunday he would strip out government spending from the gross domestic product ...
Commerce Secretary’s Comments Raise Fears of Interference in Federal Data
Howard Lutnick, the commerce secretary, suggested government spending should be excluded from data about U.S. economic output ...
Chicago Tribune11d
The Trump administration may exclude government spending from GDP, obscuring the impact of DOGE cuts
GDP reports already include extensive details on government spending, offering a level of transparency for economists. Musk’s efforts to downsize federal agencies could result in the layoffs of ...