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Midnight Writer

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2. Trump will take this as a cue to abolish unemployment benefits.

Reply to IrishBubbaLiberal (Original post)

Fri Jul 4, 2025, 04:02 PM

Jul 2025

"Hunger is a powerful motivator!"-Some Tennessee lawmaker, whose name I have erased from memory, talking about how the food stamp program causes people to not get jobs. Because they are all living high on the hog with that sweet 6 dollars of food per day that the program provides.

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Forbes: Nearly 2 MILLION Americans are on Unemployment, Highest since Pandemic [View all] IrishBubbaLiberal Jul 2025 OP

Good news Trump his driven the dollar down 10 percent Johonny Jul 2025 #1

Trump will take this as a cue to abolish unemployment benefits. Midnight Writer Jul 2025 #2