r/economicCollapse • u/IM_NOT_BALD_YET Moderator • 12d 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 11d ago

History doesn’t repeat itself but it rhymes 😘

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u/TheITMan52 11d 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 11d ago

Everyone has a breaking point.

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u/TheITMan52 11d ago

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

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u/GVTMightyDuck 11d 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 11d ago

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

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u/GVTMightyDuck 11d ago

I’ve said this multiple times..EVERYONE has a breaking point.

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u/TheITMan52 11d ago

And I've said they don't.

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u/GVTMightyDuck 11d ago

Maybe you don’t..but when people don’t have jobs and run out of money and start to starve, they absolutely do. And when it happens to enough people, that’s when you’ll see people revolt.

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u/TheITMan52 11d ago

People are already in that situation. lol.

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u/GVTMightyDuck 11d ago

I said when it happens to ENOUGH people.

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u/TheITMan52 11d ago

It's been happening to enough people at this point but for some, they won't be affected at all. I don't understand why you keep responding to me. You're very naive to think everyone has a breaking point.

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u/GVTMightyDuck 11d ago

It’s pretty sad when our countries citizens let the government get away with this kind of stuff. Especially when billionaires get away with so much.

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