Strict COVID-19 rules give N.J. the lead in unemployment | Letters – nj.com

At 10.2%, New Jerseys November 2020 unemployment rate was the highest of any state in America.

The states COVID-19 restrictions have caused an economic crisis. It is wrong to blame President Donald Trump for this. Many other states had much lower unemployment rates in November, the most recent month available for state data.

But, most government workers still have their jobs, so this coronavirus thing is not going to end for a very long time. Some people have gained more money and power from this. Some of them want to erect a socialist, authoritarian state, boss us around, and limit our freedoms of speech and assembly. Theyre loving this, but theyll never admit it.

These authoritarians have harmed the existence of a lot of people. Current COVID-19 restrictions are oppression. And the wicked oppressors would like to censor any opposition to them. Gov. Phil Murphy and the state government will continue their destructive work throughout 2021.

Many people are dependent on government money and have isolated themselves from their normal social environment. When socialism is victorious, it is for materialistic reasons, not idealistic ones.

High unemployment will make people wards of the state. I expect that the crime rate is going up right now. With so many idle, and the prisons emptying, theres bound to be trouble.

Lee Lucas,Gibbstown

Trumps enablers can now witness the result

The Trump Cult has invaded the Capitol.

For five years, supporters of Donald Trump have had numerous opportunities to condemn the many despicable, inexcusable, and indefensible words and actions of the president, and each time they failed to do so. Some even rationalized his behavior.

The president was correct to a degree, when he said as a candidate that he could shoot someone on Fifth Avenue and not lose any votes.

With the Capitol on lockdown, someone shot, and lawmakers hiding under their desks for fear of being killed, I hope the result of five years of endless Stockholm syndrome and undying loyalty to a man whose only interest is himself is now obvious to my Trump-supporting friends.

Every single time Trump didnt get his way, he and his die-hard supporters would delegitimize the media, the Democrats, the Republicans who stood up against him, and our free elections.

Weve been told that Trump supporters were the silent majority, but many are anything but silent, and they are certainly not the majority.

Congratulations to to all the politicians who aided Trump in his lawlessness. You have turned America into Venezuela.

Evan F. Grollman, Glassboro

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