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haele

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3. It also opens the door to cutting benefits ...

Reply to Mossfern (Reply #2)

Thu Nov 6, 2025, 01:05 PM

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"By our estimate, most people were able to survive on 75% what they normally get, that means we're giving them 25% too much..."
And cut food benefits as a government efficiency move.

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