The BLS is an independent agency. There isn't a single "the federal government" that cares about its image like this. Nor does "the federal government" have a single economic policy. It has, like, two or three of them and some (fiscal vs monetary policy) are directly opposed to each other.
A monthly survey of 60k households is "talking to real people" and it's the only way to get accurate impressions of what's happening to them. If you rely on people bitching then you'll get a negativity bias.
> Every single thing you have said here is wrong or a misunderstanding of what data has actually been gathered and where it comes from.
I understand it fine. You seem to have moved from not realizing I was posting direct survey data, to coping by just claiming the numbers are made up.
Note that if you claim it's made up now, why was it not made up in 2009 or 2020 when it did look bad?
A monthly survey of 60k households is "talking to real people" and it's the only way to get accurate impressions of what's happening to them. If you rely on people bitching then you'll get a negativity bias.
> Every single thing you have said here is wrong or a misunderstanding of what data has actually been gathered and where it comes from.
I understand it fine. You seem to have moved from not realizing I was posting direct survey data, to coping by just claiming the numbers are made up.
Note that if you claim it's made up now, why was it not made up in 2009 or 2020 when it did look bad?