Depends on the comparison you're trying to make. I agree that fiscal year makes the most sense, generally, but not if the point is specifically Trump v Biden.

Undisciplined

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DOGE savings visualized

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I think the real starting point should be October 1. That is the new fiscal year for the federal government that is voted in this Trump maga Congress.

We are still on the Biden era of spending via a continuing resolution a fancy way of saying we are spending at the previous year’s funding level 