Article • Dean Baker’s Beat the Press
Washington Post Reports that Biden is Spending 0.001 Percent of the Budget Each Week Caring for Unaccompanied Minors Seeking Asylum
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Yes, you can read it right there on the front page. Of course, the Post didn’t say 0.001 percent of the budget, its headline said $60 million a week. Since it is likely a safe bet that almost none of the Post’s readers has any idea how much $60 million is to the federal government, it might have been useful if the paper put the number in some context that would make its meaning clearer. But, it didn’t.