Donald Trump’s administration is threatening to withdraw federal funding for unemployment assistance in all 50 states as part of the president’s nationwide campaign against ā€œfraudā€ in government spending.

In a letter to the governors of 53 states and territories, acting Labor Secretary Keith Sonderling warned that the federal government would use ā€œevery available toolā€ to combat ā€œwaste, fraud and abuseā€ within state-run unemployment insurance programs, including ā€œwithholding administrative funds from statesā€ for the first time in history.

There is no single national program for unemployment support, though the federal government partners with state agencies to support temporary financial assistance to out-of-work Americans. Nearly 2 million people are currently receiving those benefits, while roughly 229,000 people are filing initial jobless claims every week, according to the Labor Department.

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    4 months ago

    Except Iran actually has a military to fight back, not to mention support from China regarding drone supply. I think you’re vastly overestimating the average American’s capability for war. Especially when compared to the U.S. military.

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      The US military hasn’t won against an insurgent force since Vietnam. Big shiny weapons don’t subjagate a populace, the USA doesn’t have the numbers they need to control a population as large as ours, nor do they have enough to cover the amount of land they would need to control.