Will Trump fire the people at the BEA?

[biocube]

I see we're forecasting GDP shrinkage over 2% for the first quarter. I don't think think Trump will like that.

[OLDMDDEM]

1. Too bad. It's his fault so we should all be blaming him for it. He'll blame Biden.

[Ocelot II]

2. There will be more shrinkage to come, even more than is produced by

skinny-dipping in Lake Superior in January.

[FarPoint]

3. What is BEA?

Why can't people at least once practice spelling out a title before using initial? There are thousands to pick from so this little added detail will improve discussion overall.

[mountain grammy]

5. Bureau of Economic Analysis

Right?? I don’t think I ever heard of it 😁. Had to look it up. I’m sure it’ll be gone soon.

[Firestorm49]

6. Far Point, I'm with you all the way.

[Johnny2X2X]

4. He will

That has been predicted by watchdogs who monitor fascist regimes as soon as he won. Things like unemplyment, jobs created, GDP, and inflation will be data the government wants to control.

[Wiz Imp]

7. Somebody in the administration just suggested they would change how GDP is calculated

to exclude government spending which will be large downward driver in 1st quarter. It doesn't really matter. The data will eventually be available from some legitimate source even if the administration doesn't release it. They won't really be able to hide the truth.