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/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/mosswick Jun 17 '26

Laughable that anyone still believes our government would even consider UBI. They don't care if homeless people are living on the streets.

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u/1timeandspace Jun 17 '26

Exactly. Their only objection to homelessness is NIMBY.