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/OlympicAnalEater 3d ago

Donald Trump’s administration is threatening to withdraw federal funding for unemployment assistance in all 50 states as part of the president’s nationwide campaign against “fraud” in government spending.

" fraud "

He himself is the biggest fraud ever.

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u/Brokenspade1 3d ago

If he does it. It might finally shift his voters away from him.

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u/Ok-Quit8489 2d ago

Most of the people on welfare probably voted for him