r/Wildfire • u/smokejumperbro USFS • Mar 01 '25

News (General) NEW FEDERAL LAYOFFS INCLUDE NIOSH LODD INVESTIGATORS, FIREFIGHTER CANCER REGISTRY STAFF, USFA & MORE

https://www.firefighterclosecalls.com/new-federal-layoffs-include-niosh-lodd-investigators-firefighter-cancer-registry-staff-usfa-more/

The caps was auto populated when I pasted the link I'm not mad!

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u/hartfordsucks Rage Against the (Green) Machine Mar 01 '25

So you think it's fine that 60% of the workforce was affected? You do realize these cuts aren't actually fixing anything right? It saves a few pennies in the overall budget while making it more difficult for the government to provide the services that we've paid for with our taxes.

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u/hartfordsucks Rage Against the (Green) Machine Mar 01 '25

I'm sorry you don't want to live in a functioning society I guess. Hopefully you can find an off-grid cabin where you can drop out of society and think only of yourself.

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u/citori411 Mar 01 '25

Honestly, a significant amount of people like him a absolutely do believe that's exactly what they're going to do. The want to watch society burn down because they watched a few YouTube videos that make it look like anyone with a few tools and a couple months can built a sweet cabin and homestead and live off the land, and that sounds cooler than clocking in at target every morning or whatever they do.

In reality they will die before they even get a spot cleared to build their cabin. Or more likely, run off/killed by the people who either own or want that same piece of land.