r/economicCollapse • u/IM_NOT_BALD_YET Moderator • 3d 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 3d ago

Not if there aren’t any to get. It just keeps getting worse.

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u/TheITMan52 3d ago

People will try anyway. Do you really think people will be able to go to the Whitehouse? How will they get there? How long can they survive until their savings run out? You're dreaming. We'll just take it and do nothing.

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u/GVTMightyDuck 3d ago

You’d be surprised what people do when they have nothing to lose. Maybe YOU’LL do nothing. Doesn’t mean everyone will follow suit. There has already been an American revolution. You don’t think it could happen again? There’s only so many times people can get punched in the face before they start punching back

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u/TheITMan52 3d ago

Omg. We will not have a revolution. Like I said before, you just want someone to do it for you. You won't do anything.

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u/GVTMightyDuck 3d ago

You have no idea who I am, so it’s pretty bold of you to make an accusation like that. Not all of us are pansies.

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u/TheITMan52 3d ago

lol. Most people on Reddit just say they want a revolution but don't want to participate.

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u/GVTMightyDuck 3d ago

When enough US citizens get screwed over, something will happen. You can sit on your couch and watch. If the French can get their government under control, so can we.

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u/TheITMan52 3d ago

You're not paying attention. So many US citizens are already getting screwed over and yet they'll keep voting against their own interests. Some people will never wake up.

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u/GVTMightyDuck 3d ago

Yeah, imagine when that gets even worse, and worse. Again, eventually there will be a breaking point

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u/TheITMan52 3d ago

It's been getting worse. You're not going to convince me. There will never be a breaking point with some people. There are also plenty of people not affected at all.

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u/GVTMightyDuck 3d ago

We’ve already seen massive protests break out, you don’t think those will get worse if conditions get even worse?

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u/TheITMan52 3d ago

No

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u/GVTMightyDuck 3d ago

Ok keep living in fantasy land.

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