Fox News: “Other states bearing the brunt of hefty tariff bills include […] North Carolina ($5 billion)”
New reporting from Fox News is highlighting how North Carolina is “bearing the brunt of hefty tariff bills.” Whatley’s tariffs are “raising prices” and devastating North Carolina’s working families and small businesses.
This comes as Carolina Journal reports that North Carolina’s “manufacturing job market fell by 7,200 jobs” in 2025.
Michael Whatley has called the trade war “record setting in terms of […] effectiveness” and said he supports them “wholeheartedly.”
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Fox News: As Trump touts tariff windfall, battleground states shoulder billions in costs
Amanda Macias | February 13, 2025
- Some of the most hotly contested states in this year’s elections are also footing the nation’s steepest tariff bills, according to an analysis of U.S. Census trade data.
- That convergence creates a new economic pressure point at a time when affordability dominates the national midterm debate and the cost of everyday goods remains a top voter concern.
- Tariffs factor directly into those costs.
- While American importers pay those duties at the border, economists say businesses often pass the added costs along, raising prices as the expense moves through supply chains.
- Other states bearing the brunt of hefty tariff bills include […] North Carolina ($5 billion).
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