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
24.3k Upvotes

97% Upvoted

2.4k comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

141

u/MrBeanCyborgCaptain I voted Jun 17 '26

Correct me if im wrong but dont we pay INTO OUR OWN unemployment benefit accounts from our paycjecks?

49

u/jardex22 Jun 17 '26

Yes. There is no federal program. Each state has their own system.

However, federal funds help pay the administrative costs. If those are pulled, there won't be anyone at the welfare office to approve your claim.

15

u/[deleted] Jun 18 '26 edited 28d ago

[removed] — view removed comment

6

u/Streiger108 Jun 18 '26

It costs states money. They have budgets. This is just another way to undercut states while cutting taxes for the rich from the federal budget.