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The impact of fiscal stimulus on the US economy, including its contribution to inflation
The set off a chain of supply, demand and labor disruptions that became the primary drivers of grocery-price volatility; economists and fact-checkers say stimulus measures amplified demand and therefo...
The past 15 fiscal years show a clear arc: deficits fell from the Great Recession peak into the mid-2010s, widened again after 2017 tax and spending changes, exploded during the COVID pandemic, and th...
Three types of quarterly charts give the clearest, complementary picture of how the and subsequent policy choices shaped GDP from 2017–2024: level series of real GDP to show the depth and recovery pat...
Independent economists broadly agree that the 2017 tax cuts and deregulatory push produced short-run boosts to business confidence, investment, and hiring, but they disagree sharply about the lasting ...