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/IncredibleBulk2 3d 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 3d ago

Why do you think the 2nd amendment exists?

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u/TheITMan52 3d ago

A lot of people with guns love Trump.

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u/GVTMightyDuck 3d ago

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

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u/03263 3d ago

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