r/Firefighting Oct 04 '24

News The IAFF has joined the Teamsters in not endorsing any candidate

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u/MRSAurus FF II & EMT-B Oct 04 '24

That’s it exactly. It is a no brainer to support a candidate who is pro-union, but so many are still MAGA focused they don’t see it.

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u/FilmSalt5208 FFPM Oct 04 '24

Unions will do no good for your salary increases when cities and counties have to cut funding and lay people off due to an over inflated economy from the result of first time home buyer handouts and tax increases

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u/Malleable_Penis Oct 04 '24

Tax increases are deflationary, so that would do the opposite of “inflating the economy.” I’m assuming you’re referring to currency inflation, otherwise I suppose you could mean economic growth? Regardless, Trump INCREASED taxes on the working class! And a homebuyer credit would have a negligible impact on inflation, while improving access to housing and incentivizing increased housing construction.

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u/HalliganHooligan FF/EMT Oct 04 '24

Yet, pretty much every single monetary aspect of my life was far better under Trump and worse under Harris/Biden.

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u/jeffscott17 Oct 06 '24

Ya the thing is people can say literally anything but at the end of the day, I make 40k more per year than I did when trump was in office, spend way less money on non necessities, yet have wayyyyy less money left over after bills.

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u/HalliganHooligan FF/EMT Oct 06 '24

Yep, most people on reddit love their blinders and completely ignore that fact. I’ve pretty much given up on Reddit for any type of political discussion. It’s useless. Blows me away people are going to willingly vote for the continuation of the failed Biden/Harris regime.

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u/Skunk_Ape- Oct 04 '24

Make America great again, members? What’s wrong with that

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u/Duuurrrpp Oct 04 '24

When was it great the first time?

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u/HalliganHooligan FF/EMT Oct 04 '24

God forbid a vote take place, right? Oh yeah, y’all are voting for the installed candidate in the first place lol

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u/Ok_Buddy_9087 Edit to create your own flair Oct 04 '24 edited Oct 04 '24

Edit: nevermind, thought you weee talking about Biden.

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u/HalliganHooligan FF/EMT Oct 04 '24

Never once, shows how smooth brained you are to suggest so. Honestly, I was ready for an entirely new candidate to continue putting America first, but here we are.

I scored high enough because I didn’t have liberal brain rot. Did the residency points get you hired, or were there 2 other candidates without certifications?

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u/Ok_Buddy_9087 Edit to create your own flair Oct 04 '24

Lol, don’t we don’t give out points for where you live. You make it on your own merits here.

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u/HalliganHooligan FF/EMT Oct 04 '24

Good, that’s how it should be.

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u/Ok_Buddy_9087 Edit to create your own flair Oct 04 '24

Between you and me if it was up to me, we wouldn’t even do interviews. A retired FDNY guy told me once, “when a department does interviews, that’s when you know the fix is in“.

I get the logic of wanting to see, or at least attempting to see, what kind of person you’re actually hiring, but there’s too much potential for fuckery.