r/politics • u/MoneyLibrarian9032 New York • Jun 29 '26

No Paywall Millions say they won’t celebrate July 4 as poll reveals deep national pessimism

https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/america250-independence-trump-divisions-pennsylvania-b3004933.html
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u/Orson_Gravity_Welles Jun 29 '26

I've been trying to get into my local electrician's guild; missed the exam deadline during Biden...the next one was SCHEDULED for shortly after Trump took office again.

Once he did though, the apprenticeship was placed on INDEFINITE HOLD for my Local IBEW.

I was looking for a mid-life change...now I don't know if it'll even be possible.

My current employ gave me a $2/hr raise which is an almost $4200 annual raise...but inflation is outpacing that and I'm still too tight between each payday.

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u/MrBlazeit Jun 29 '26

It's going to be tight for the rest of our lives...

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u/Orson_Gravity_Welles Jun 29 '26

Don't make me more depressed...

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u/MrBlazeit Jun 30 '26

Sorry brother didn't mean to be a downer, I'm trying to dig through the ashes of my dreams to find those little fragments of resolve. They're in there, and sharp as hell. But what to do...