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999900000999 • yesterday at 5:18 PM • 1 reply • view on HN

I don’t think theirs any possible way Social Security or other New Deal programs could be enacted today.

Although it can be argued this should be handled state by state instead. Unemployment pays about 1k per week in Washington , but only 400$ a week in Illinois.

My big fear is a right leaning federal government will eventually dismantle the social safety net entirely. If not that expect rent seeking, ie paying fees to private companies to get your social security checks


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999900000999 • yesterday at 10:26 PM

Edit: Illinois actually goes up to around 850 if you have children and starts at 628$, my mistake