The Importance of Honest Economic Data in America
TL;DR
The Trump administration has reduced or halted the collection of key government data across various sectors like economy, crime, environment, and health, risking impaired decision-making and eroding public trust in data integrity, with some private organizations attempting to fill the gaps.
Topics:businesspolitics#data-collection#federal-agencies#government-transparency#politics#public-trust#trump-administration
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- What would happen if America started faking its economic data? Here’s what happened when other countries did it CNN
- Big Business and Wall Street Need to Stand Up for Honest Data The New Yorker
- Even if you can’t trust the data, these 13 warning signs will tell you the economy is in trouble Fortune
- Track The Economy Without Government Data: Quirky & Real Metrics Forbes
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