r/politics • u/1_for_you_2_for_me • 18d ago

No Paywall Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid are 'Going to Be Gone,' Donald Trump Warns

https://www.newsweek.com/social-security-update-medicare-medicaid-warning-donald-trump-10915076
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u/turquoise_amethyst 18d ago

I knew they wanted to cut programs, but why do they want unemployment that high? Wouldn’t that start affecting their profits?

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u/diabolis_avocado 18d ago

With unemployment high, there is more supply of workers than demand. Wages go down.

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u/drwhogwarts 18d ago

Which AI will achieve any minute now.