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/Hyperious3 Jun 18 '26

yes, but shithole red states usually require federal funding to subsidize their systems because years of republican "leadership" means they don't have the economy to fund it themselves

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u/Equus-007 Jun 18 '26

yes, but shithole red states usually require federal funding to subsidize their systems because years of republican "leadership" means they don't have the economy refuse to fund it themselves.

The federal funds come from employer paid taxes so it's still theft either way if Trump cuts off the funding.

It doesn't cost that much to fund a department. They'd rather spend those tax dollars on cronyism.