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Trump’s Firing Of BLS Commission Deemed ‘Preposterously Stupid’

Trump’s Firing Of BLS Commission Deemed ‘Preposterously Stupid’

President Donald Trump’s decision to fire the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics because he didn’t like Friday’s jobs report is a terrible idea that will undermine the public’s confidence in the government’s economic data, a former labor official said. “It’s preposterously stupid and deeply dangerous for our economy,” Seth Harris, who served as the deputy labor secretary under …

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