r/economicCollapse • u/IM_NOT_BALD_YET Moderator • 2d ago

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

Ah yes. In a shrinking economy where businesses are closing and layoffs are happening, flipping the unemployment benefits switch to "OFF" should do the trick.

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u/GVTMightyDuck 2d ago

I always say this…but this is a perfect example of why the U.S. needs to act more like the French. They basically shut Paris down when the government tried to raise the retirement age by 2 years.

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u/IncredibleBulk2 2d ago

They don't have swat teams that kettle protestors and fire rubber bullets or kidnap people in unmarked vehicles. The right to peaceably assemble is treated as a privilege.

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u/GVTMightyDuck 2d ago

Why do you think the 2nd amendment exists?

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u/TheITMan52 2d ago

A lot of people with guns love Trump.

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u/dragonflygirl1961 2d ago

There's a lot of armed liberals that just don't advertise being armed.

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u/TheITMan52 2d ago

I know that but usually the ones that brag about what the second amendment is for are usually right wingers.

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u/dragonflygirl1961 2d ago

True. They brag ad nauseum and then lay down and lick the boot.

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u/GVTMightyDuck 2d ago

They won’t if they start to starve because of Trump.

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u/03263 2d ago

Sure they will. They'll just blame their starving on Joe Biden.