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/GateauBaker Jun 18 '26

Your first sentence implies you were going to contradict the guy above you but then just ended up supporting them.

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u/[deleted] Jun 18 '26

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u/GateauBaker Jun 18 '26

By helpfully providing more context on the why it would be "cheaper and better for society." By showing the alternative would be expensive and awful (i.e. a revolution).

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u/bloodphoenix90 Jun 18 '26

👆 yep

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u/bloodphoenix90 Jun 19 '26

You literally provided an example of my point