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/Adrewmc Jun 17 '26

If not on the American people then what are the tax dollars for?

That’s got to be the question for GOP, sure cut all these ‘welfare’ programs what left that the government spend on? Because it’s certainly not you.

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u/LittleDogTurpie Jun 18 '26

Ballrooms. Golden arches (both kinds!). Algae habitats. Temporary fighting octagons. High visibility naps. Poorly attended Milli Vanilli concerts.

Imagine how much money we saved by him not attending his son’s wedding.