r/newyork • u/Kindly_Ice1745 • 6d ago

NY needs to take this step

https://www.newsweek.com/california-newsom-trade-trump-tariffs-2055414

Seems like the first step in an economic decoupling of the US.

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u/NYCHW82 6d ago

Agreed. We're the world's 10th largest economy. California is the 5th. That's significant economic heft

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u/Kindly_Ice1745 6d ago

Throw in IL and MA, and that's nearly 8B. Add NJ as well.

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u/eclwires 5d ago

Nah, let them keep New Jersey