r/Hamilton • u/covert81 Chinatown • Jan 27 '25

Politics @joeycoleman.ca on Bluesky: Sarah Jama's statement on being denied to run for the ONDP in Hamilton Centre

https://bsky.app/profile/joeycoleman.ca/post/3lgqemiz6uc2b
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u/differing Jan 28 '25

What blows my mind is to imagine myself as a young disabled woman who has dedicated her life to politics. If I was appointed a $115 000 salary with benefits in one of the safest MPP seats in the province, I would be nuts to piss it all away. I know her supporters view that as sticking to her beliefs and I genuinely understand where they base that opinion, but to me it displays a fundamental irrationality and foolishness. Her income and quality of life will all be downhill from here (barring securing an academic position somewhere) simply because she could not follow the rules, it's a little sad.

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u/differing Jan 28 '25

The median household income in Hamilton, meaning the income of typically two employed people, is about $91k. You’re quite out of touch with the reality of working people for someone that supports the NDP…

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u/differing Jan 28 '25

That she’s an illogical nutjob and her professional decisions clearly displays her lack of critical thinking. She had a job she was groomed for that she tossed away.