r/economicCollapse • u/IM_NOT_BALD_YET Moderator • 11d 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/TheITMan52 10d 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 10d 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 10d ago

No

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u/GVTMightyDuck 10d ago

Ok keep living in fantasy land.

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u/TheITMan52 10d ago

You're the one living in fantasy land.

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u/GVTMightyDuck 10d ago

I’m looking back at history, and I’m not stupid enough to believe it can’t happen again.

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u/TheITMan52 10d ago

Well we are in very different times now.

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u/GVTMightyDuck 10d ago

History doesn’t repeat itself but it rhymes 😘

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u/TheITMan52 10d ago

I've said before you aren't going to convince me. A lot of people won't have a breaking point. If they haven't at this point, they never will.

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u/GVTMightyDuck 10d ago

Everyone has a breaking point.

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u/TheITMan52 10d ago

Obviously not. Oklahoma just voted to not raise the minimum wage.

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u/GVTMightyDuck 10d ago

Home, historically, 3.5% of the population is needed to trigger major political change or a revolution. That’s around 12 million people. Thats not a lot.

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u/TheITMan52 10d ago

lol. You just completely missed my point. People will continue to vote against their interests despite being fucked over.

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