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large differences in trade performance between individual states in the US do not lead to great unemployment variations between states

Yeah, right.

"It's the statue, man, The Statue."

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Thu Mar 1st, 2007 at 04:14:27 AM EST
Sure there is no difference in unemployment rates between states!

"Dieu se rit des hommes qui se plaignent des conséquences alors qu'ils en chérissent les causes" Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet
by Melanchthon on Thu Mar 1st, 2007 at 07:15:56 AM EST
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Surely, the US has perfect mobility of labour. People just uproot themselves from Illinois and Oregon and move to Nebraska.

"It's the statue, man, The Statue."
by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Thu Mar 1st, 2007 at 07:21:57 AM EST
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Gaah, I just called Michigan "Illinois".

"It's the statue, man, The Statue."
by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Thu Mar 1st, 2007 at 07:23:26 AM EST
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Ah, all those middle states look alike anyway....
by the stormy present (stormypresent aaaaaaat gmail etc) on Thu Mar 1st, 2007 at 07:25:56 AM EST
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I should know better.

"It's the statue, man, The Statue."
by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Thu Mar 1st, 2007 at 07:31:11 AM EST
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Minor snark, given that Michigan cannot be accused of looking even remotely like any other state... since it has that big lake in the middle and all.
by the stormy present (stormypresent aaaaaaat gmail etc) on Thu Mar 1st, 2007 at 08:03:35 AM EST
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I mean, it's broken into two!

My thought process was... Oh, okay, that's where Detroit is... D'oh!!!

If I were a coffee drinker I could claim I hadn't had my morning coffee yet.

"It's the statue, man, The Statue."

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Thu Mar 1st, 2007 at 08:08:32 AM EST
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