Michael Bloomberg: The US administration’s assault on data will hurt governance, markets and the economy
When, for example, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) delivered a downbeat jobs report last year, the president abruptly fired its commissioner. After introducing deep cuts in food stamps for the poor, officials cancelled a survey measuring how many people were going hungry. Data on inflation, education, farm wages, police misconduct and federal employee morale have also suffered or disappeared amid staff and budget reductions.
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