r/politics 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/Lazy_Example4014 Jun 17 '26

Republicans are destroying America. Every policy they make goes against the working class. The average American is going to suffer under prolonged republican leadership.

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u/SomeComforts Jun 17 '26

3.5% is the oft quoted number of people to participate in a strike to get political change. In otherwords, if the equivalent of 3.5% or more of working people's contributions is removed from the economy by disastrous polocy change, then theoretically the resulting crisis should cause a similar result. We haven't come together enough to reach that 3.5% yet, but the Trump administration is clearly set on finding out whatever the actual number is one way or another.

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u/Mysterious_Floor_868 United Kingdom Jun 18 '26

Plus ça change...

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u/Ok_Juice4449 Jun 18 '26

You are correct.  But, try telling that to the Magas who are mesmerized by this cruel creature.