r/Firefighting • u/946stockton • 2d ago

General Discussion Mississippi Firefighters- 35 Years and no COLA

https://www.wlox.com/2025/08/27/mississippi-fire-departments-questioning-long-term-impact-recent-changes-pers/?outputType=amp

A new Mississippi law is making all new people hired on for police/fire to put in 35 years of service before they are eligible for their retirement, and no cost of living adjustment.

When a state senator was asked about how it’ll affect recruiting “They can do something else.”

Their state usually ranks at the bottom of rankings, so residents of other states near the bottom can still say, "Thank God for Mississippi.”

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u/NarcanPusher 1d ago

Jesus, if my pension didn’t have a COLA I would have to make retired life a race between liver failure and homelessness. I put all my 401k money into appropriate index funds like a good boy and it still wouldn’t have been enough.