Is This Gavin Newsom’s Biggest Lie Ever?

“…When Newsom says that California’s economy grew 40% since 2019, he’s using what economists call “nominal dollars.” Measured in “real” dollars — that is, adjusted for inflation — California grew 17.6% since 2019. That isn’t exactly terrible, but the Tarnished State did slightly lag the national average of 17.7%.

If we measure Texas’s growth since 2019 using Newsom’s Math for Amoral Dummies, the Lone Star State zipped past California so fast at 55.7% that it nearly mussed his hair. And Florida? Fuggidaboudit. If Gov. Ron DeSantis agreed to have his soul removed, too, he could boast nearly 66% growth…”