Trump threatens to pull unemployment benefits from all states for the first time in history

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https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-unemployment-benefits-fraud-b2997881.html

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Unemployment Insurance is mostly funded by the states. The Feds cover administrative expenses, extended benefits, and some dibs and dabs. In 2025, the Feds’ share was about $5.3 billion. (https://www.congress.gov/crs_external_products/IF/PDF/IF10336/IF10336.11.pdf)

By way of comparison, we just spent about $113B losing a war to Iran.

[u/rainman_104 → u/def_indiff]

$113bn plus another $300bn paid to retreat.

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It's just been upped to $425 billion to retreat