The fact is, for every useless politician trolling the liberals, there is a useless politician trolling the conservatives. Neither provides much confidence.
The stock dividend you receive comes from corporate income that’s already been taxed. Unemployment benefits are free money provided by the government. It’s income to you. Everyone should learn more about how things actually work. And, FYI, social security benefits are technically investment income received from the social security trust that you’ve been buying into during your working years. To be consistent, all of it should be taxable.
That’s not really how it works, but, of course, you know that.