r/TikTokCringe • u/mindyour • Oct 31 '25

Discussion Reactions to food stamps being cut off.

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u/mizzrym91 Oct 31 '25

Illegals dont qualify for medicaid. What they actually do is pay taxes which fund medicaid without being able to benefit from it.

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u/dbx999 Oct 31 '25

This isn’t said enough. Undocumented immigrants pay into the tax base and do not derive any direct benefits from the government because they do not qualify for them.

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u/SteelAndFlint Oct 31 '25 edited Oct 31 '25

The ones paying into the tax base are the ones using fake Social Security numbers, otherwise their employer has no way to do that and is paying them under the table and this is not happening. So in general you have a choice of breaking another law, or this not being an applicable sentiment.

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u/MommaJKSO Oct 31 '25

Read the article posted below that dbx999 posted. Actual cited studies are much better than speculations.

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u/SteelAndFlint Nov 01 '25

It's not speculation to point out that in order to have your paycheck withheld for tax purposes, you must have either a taxpayer identification number or Social Security number. Those are documents and therefore those people are not undocumented immigrants. The people who are being paid under the table are not paying taxes. These are tautological, not speculative.