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Big Spender Update

That uptick in transfers at the end is mainly unemployment insurance, plus some Medicaid — that is, it’s safety-net spending in the face of high unemployment.

It’s kind of interesting to read Menzie’s comments — many of which assert that he must have left something out. You see, they know that there has been a huge expansion of the government, and any facts suggesting otherwise must be wrong.