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https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-income-boost-claim-did-trump-administration-boost-incomes-by-7000/#app
Which is pretty stellar.
Just wanted to throw this one in here. Jon likes numbers. I like context, because many times, numbers can be be taken out of context.
COVID made difference, all over the world.
The time window we're looking at here has a big effect on the figures (cut off point in 2020). CARES Act was also monstrously huge here.
Check out FRED on disposable income over the last five years. The real disposable income:
