German Government Growth Defies Lean State Promises
German political parties promise leaner government, but data shows an 11,500-post increase (6.3%) under the current coalition, with the number of parliamentary state secretaries at a record 37, exposing a disconnect between campaign rhetoric and administrative reality.
German Government Growth Defies Lean State Promises
German political parties promise leaner government, but data shows an 11,500-post increase (6.3%) under the current coalition, with the number of parliamentary state secretaries at a record 37, exposing a disconnect between campaign rhetoric and administrative reality.
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60% Bias Score
Italian Budget Passes Amid Controversy Over Local Project Funding
Italy's government passed its budget with a 211-117 confidence vote, allocating €102 million to various local projects, including road improvements, church renovations, and sports facilities, sparking debate over transparency.
Italian Budget Passes Amid Controversy Over Local Project Funding
Italy's government passed its budget with a 211-117 confidence vote, allocating €102 million to various local projects, including road improvements, church renovations, and sports facilities, sparking debate over transparency.
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60% Bias Score
Musk's Social Media Campaign Sinks Congressional Spending Bill
Elon Musk used his X platform and threat of political spending to defeat a congressional spending bill by spreading misinformation, including false claims of a large congressional pay raise and bioweapons funding. Republicans largely supported Musk's actions, while Democrats criticized his influence...
Musk's Social Media Campaign Sinks Congressional Spending Bill
Elon Musk used his X platform and threat of political spending to defeat a congressional spending bill by spreading misinformation, including false claims of a large congressional pay raise and bioweapons funding. Republicans largely supported Musk's actions, while Democrats criticized his influence...
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64% Bias Score
Musk and Trump Block Massive Spending Bill
Elon Musk and Donald Trump's combined social media pressure successfully blocked a 1,547-page, last-minute federal spending bill on December 20, exposing a broken budgeting process marked by backroom deals and insufficient review, temporarily halting a trajectory towards $36 trillion in national deb...
Musk and Trump Block Massive Spending Bill
Elon Musk and Donald Trump's combined social media pressure successfully blocked a 1,547-page, last-minute federal spending bill on December 20, exposing a broken budgeting process marked by backroom deals and insufficient review, temporarily halting a trajectory towards $36 trillion in national deb...
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64% Bias Score
Canada's Fall Economic Statement: A Fiscal Debacle
Chrystia Freeland's resignation heightened the spectacle of Canada's 2024 fall economic statement, which projected \$543 billion in spending for 2024/25—\$90 billion above the 2021 budget—exposing the unsustainable nature of the country's two-budget-per-year cycle.
Canada's Fall Economic Statement: A Fiscal Debacle
Chrystia Freeland's resignation heightened the spectacle of Canada's 2024 fall economic statement, which projected \$543 billion in spending for 2024/25—\$90 billion above the 2021 budget—exposing the unsustainable nature of the country's two-budget-per-year cycle.
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56% Bias Score
China's Economists Propose Using State Assets to Boost Consumption
Prominent Chinese economists advocate for using the government's substantial wealth (37.6 percent of total social wealth in 2022, totaling $40 trillion) to boost consumption by investing in social welfare and redistribution, addressing the country's low consumption rate.
China's Economists Propose Using State Assets to Boost Consumption
Prominent Chinese economists advocate for using the government's substantial wealth (37.6 percent of total social wealth in 2022, totaling $40 trillion) to boost consumption by investing in social welfare and redistribution, addressing the country's low consumption rate.
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36% Bias Score
Congress Approves \$100 Billion for Disaster Relief
Congress approved over \$100 billion in emergency aid for disaster relief, addressing damage from hurricanes Helene and Milton and other events including the Hermit's Peak/Calf Canyon fire and the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore. The bill includes \$29 billion for FEMA, \$21 billion ...
Congress Approves \$100 Billion for Disaster Relief
Congress approved over \$100 billion in emergency aid for disaster relief, addressing damage from hurricanes Helene and Milton and other events including the Hermit's Peak/Calf Canyon fire and the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore. The bill includes \$29 billion for FEMA, \$21 billion ...
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36% Bias Score
Palantir Stock Surges, But High Valuation and Risks Raise Concerns
Palantir Technologies stock (PLTR) surged over 400% in 2023, fueled by AI hype, strong earnings, and expectations of increased government spending under a Trump administration, but concerns remain about its high valuation (150x FY25 earnings), reliance on government contracts, and significant inside...
Palantir Stock Surges, But High Valuation and Risks Raise Concerns
Palantir Technologies stock (PLTR) surged over 400% in 2023, fueled by AI hype, strong earnings, and expectations of increased government spending under a Trump administration, but concerns remain about its high valuation (150x FY25 earnings), reliance on government contracts, and significant inside...
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56% Bias Score
Australian Government Spending Prevents Recession, Creates One Million Jobs
Treasurer Jim Chalmers credits \$22.1 billion in federal spending over four years with averting a recession in Australia, creating one million jobs while other OECD nations faced economic contraction; the government plans further spending and tax measures before the next election.
Australian Government Spending Prevents Recession, Creates One Million Jobs
Treasurer Jim Chalmers credits \$22.1 billion in federal spending over four years with averting a recession in Australia, creating one million jobs while other OECD nations faced economic contraction; the government plans further spending and tax measures before the next election.
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60% Bias Score
Australia Faces \$21.8 Billion Budget Deficit, Higher Taxes, and Service Cuts Imminent
Australia's mid-year economic and fiscal outlook reveals a \$21.8 billion budget deficit over four years, driven by increased spending and sluggish growth, necessitating tax increases and service cuts without fiscal reform; a surplus is not projected until 2034/35.
Australia Faces \$21.8 Billion Budget Deficit, Higher Taxes, and Service Cuts Imminent
Australia's mid-year economic and fiscal outlook reveals a \$21.8 billion budget deficit over four years, driven by increased spending and sluggish growth, necessitating tax increases and service cuts without fiscal reform; a surplus is not projected until 2034/35.
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44% Bias Score
Australia's Budget Deficit Reaches \$26.9 Billion, Exposing Tax System Flaws
Australia's budget shows a \$26.9 billion deficit this year, rising to \$46.9 billion in 2025-26, driven by increased spending in healthcare and aged care, despite efforts to control growth; this creates political challenges for both the government and opposition, revealing flaws in the tax system.
Australia's Budget Deficit Reaches \$26.9 Billion, Exposing Tax System Flaws
Australia's budget shows a \$26.9 billion deficit this year, rising to \$46.9 billion in 2025-26, driven by increased spending in healthcare and aged care, despite efforts to control growth; this creates political challenges for both the government and opposition, revealing flaws in the tax system.
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56% Bias Score
Congress Averts Shutdown with Disaster Aid, Farm Relief, and PBM Reforms
House Speaker Mike Johnson's continuing resolution spending bill, to avert a government shutdown by Saturday, includes nearly \$100 billion in disaster aid, \$10 billion in aid for farmers, PBM reforms, a one-year farm bill extension, expanded telehealth access, and a congressional pay raise, necess...
Congress Averts Shutdown with Disaster Aid, Farm Relief, and PBM Reforms
House Speaker Mike Johnson's continuing resolution spending bill, to avert a government shutdown by Saturday, includes nearly \$100 billion in disaster aid, \$10 billion in aid for farmers, PBM reforms, a one-year farm bill extension, expanded telehealth access, and a congressional pay raise, necess...
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32% Bias Score