Mind Map Gallery Biden vs Trump Issues Pros and Cons List

Biden vs Trump Issues Pros and Cons List

This Biden vs. Trump issues pros and cons list provides an unbiased comparison of Joe Biden's and Donald Trump's policy and political positions as presidential candidates from the Democratic and Republican parties, respectively. Biden is "pro-choice" on abortion rights, while Trump is "pro-life"; Biden supports the DREAM Act and a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants, while Trump wants to deport all undocumented immigrants and build a wall on the Mexican border; Biden wants to expand gun control legislation, while Trump does not; Biden intends to raise taxes on corporations and "high-income" households, while Trump does not.

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Biden vs Trump Issues Pros and Cons List

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Biden Vs Trump

Trump

Your RightsOn The Job

Trump weakened employee dueprocess for federal firefightersmaking it easier to fire employeeswithout just cause.

Trump diminished collectivebaragaining rights for federalfirefighters. He has slashed andimposed contracts on the federalworkforce across the country.

Trump eliminated official time forfederal firefighters - forbidding anyunion representation work on the job.

Pension Security

Trump's 2021 budget aims to erodeFederal Firefighter Pensions and theability to retire with dignity.

Trump's budget also seeks to changethe pension formula for feferalfirefighters from final compensationcalculation of the last three years ofsalary, to the last five years of salary.This would effectively decrease theoverall retirement benefit package.

Wages / Hours

Trump slashed wage increases forFederal Firefighters to just 1%

Trump introduced a proposal to cutSAFER grant funding by millions ofdollars.

Health Care andBenefits for Firefighters

Trump supports increasing Medicareeligibitlity from 65 to 67 for all,including firefighters.

Trump proposed a decrease in thegovernment's contribution to federalfirefighters health care, pushinghealth care costs onto firefighters.

After initial attempts to decreasefunding and tremendous pressure,Trump finally signed a permanentrenewal of the Zadroga 9/11 Act.

Biden

Your RightsOn The Job

Biden supports the PRO act to restoreworkers rights and bulid stronger unionsthat increases wages and living standardsfor American Workers.

Biden co-sponsored the Public SafetetyEmployer-Employee Cooperation Act, toestablish collective bargaining rights for allfirefighters.

Biden will impose a national ban on anti-union "right-to-work" laws, and reinstateemployee due process and official time forall federal workers.

Pension Security

Biden always has and still does supportdefined benefit pensions, ensuring adignified retirement.

Biden opposes any attempts at so-called"pension reforms." He maintinis that apromise made should be a promis kept.

Wages / Hours

Biden ensured firegighters receive theirearned overtime after 53 hours, throughFLSA exemption of EMS Personnel.

As Senator, Biden helped to create and Passthe SAFER grant. He then doubled SAFERgrant funding vs Vice President, savingthousands of firefighter jobs as a result.

Health Care andBenefits for Firefighters

Biden Proposes lowering the Medicareeligibility to age 50 for firefighters.

Biden advocated for the HELPS Actensuring retirees can access health care orlong-term care insurance through tax-freedistribution of retirement plans.

Biden helped push through the Zadroga 9/11Act to provide healthcare and compensationto those fire fighters who participated in the9/11 response and recovery efforts.

Biden championed the PSOB program,which provides death benefits to thefamilies of fallen fire fighters.