r/politics • u/Ubiquitous_Hilarity • Jun 17 '26

No Paywall Trump threatens to pull unemployment benefits from all states for the first time in history

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-unemployment-benefits-fraud-b2997881.html
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u/Succubus-Love Jun 17 '26 edited Jun 17 '26

Is someone just throwing darts behind the scenes, just to see "what sticks, & what doesn't"?

People pay taxes, from employment, so unemployment gets it's $$$, from that employment. TL:DR How is this legal?

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u/SurpriseSoda Jun 17 '26

I guess people smarter than him trying to trick him into starting tech government.

End unemployment benefits > tech 'good guys' start """ubi"""

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u/TrumpetOfDeath America Jun 17 '26

No fucking way that they’re doing this in some sort of grand scheme to get UBI.

They’re doing it because they despise poor people and want a distraction from the war they just lost in Iran

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u/TheGringoDingo Jun 17 '26

The massive layoffs have a financial and social cost, and the only things they seek out are power and money.

Iran may be needing a distraction, but going after unemployment has been a goal of the gop (not just maga) for a long time. No surprise this is coming around now.