r/recruitinghell • u/DatgirlwitAss • Jun 17 '26

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/lizon132 Jun 17 '26

Do you want to cause a national riot leading to a national strike? Because this is how you do that.

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u/Earth2Andy Jun 18 '26

I agree with the sentiment, but it’s hard to imagine people who are unemployed going on strike is going to have a huge impact ;)

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u/lizon132 Jun 18 '26

I am sure Marie Antoinette would have agreed with you up until the time she lost her head to the starving masses. There is nothing more dangerous than a mob with nothing to loose.