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newdeal2

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12. If they don't, then this will make next year's growth numbers even more absurd

Reply to WmChris (Reply #11)

Wed Dec 24, 2025, 07:52 AM

21 hrs ago

They will not want to show declining or flat growth in an election year. So they will have to either revise this quarter down or fudge the numbers even more next year.

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