This is why we need spending cuts
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This is from the excellent The Facts. The increase in expenditure for Covid-19 was meant to be temporary but since then it has gone up another $44 billion!
This is from the excellent The Facts. The increase in expenditure for Covid-19 was meant to be temporary but since then it has gone up another $44 billion!