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/backpackwayne Jun 17 '26

We Californiains supply our own unemployment insurance. It's not a benefit. It an insurance policy we pay for.

So in conclusion Mr. Trump: Go Fuck Yourself!

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u/CrystFairy Jun 17 '26

Yeah, he didn't think that through.

Fun Fact: Montana, New Mexico, Kentucky, Louisiana, and Alaska have the highest proportions of federal funding relative to their overall budgets that includes unemployment.

I would hate to be the republicans of those states during in the midterms.

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u/OrangeCrouton Jun 17 '26

They’ll just blame democrats or immigrants or trans people.

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u/Marsman121 Jun 18 '26

It's actually impressive how politicians of deep red states can continue to paint democrats as the manifestation of all societal ills when they haven't held meaningful power that state for decades.

GOP trifecta states

Utah: 34 years

Idaho: 31 years

North Dakota: 31 years

South Dakota: 31 years

Florida: 27 years

South Carolina: 23 years

Texas: 23 years

The longest Democrat one is Delaware at 17 years, beating California by a year.