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6 October
10:57 pm

tariffs with Canada are driving up the cost of every supply, lumber, copper, everything else

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Jocelyn Benson, at Michigan Governor General Election Debate (WOOD TV8)

10:57 pm
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Why we checked itSpecific causal claim linking Canadian tariffs to rising construction material costs in Michigan, a verifiable economic assertion used to support a policy position
What we foundTariffs on Canada have genuinely raised costs for lumber and copper specifically, but the claim that they are driving up 'every' supply cost is an overstatement, as many construction inputs are either exempt or have not seen net price increases.
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