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Wiz Imp

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10. Sorry but this is total bullshit
Sat Mar 29, 2025, 06:25 PM
Mar 29

This needs to still be a reality based community.

The unemployment rates by state for February were just released and Michigan isn't the highest, Nevada is (by a good margin Nevada = 5.8%, Michigan, California & DC = 5.4%). In addition, Michigan increased just 0.1% from January. The increase since last year happened entirely under the Biden administration.

And none of it has anything to do with Trump tariffs. As of the reference week in February, the only tariff Trump had invoked so far was a 10% tariff on China, and that would have been in effect for less than a month.

Tariffs will likely have a very bad effect on Michigan's economy moving forward, but it is 100% dishonest (in other words a lie) to blame the current unemployment rate on tariffs.

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