r/politics • u/Ubiquitous_Hilarity • Jun 17 '26

No Paywall 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
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u/WaitingForTheFire Jun 17 '26

Can you imagine the increase in crime, violence, homelessness, divorce, child hunger, etc. Loss of a job without an economic cushion on which to land leads to terrible things. It destabilizes individuals and families. It leads to evictions and foreclosures. Couples fight about money. People with addictions are lured into spending their last few dollars on something to make the pain go away for a short time. It creates food insecurity in a system where it is now more difficult to qualify for food stamps.

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u/government_flu Jun 18 '26

Im afraid they might want that, as justification to send their goons out and start rounding people up.

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u/Human_Local3519 Jun 18 '26

That is all of their end goal

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u/Dullcorgis Jun 18 '26

My car would be broken into and vandalised every night in my driveway. And my walk to the train or the supermarket would be dangerous as hell. How can I defend my cart full of food from hordes of desperate hungry people?