Why? There are ~76,000[1] coal worker in the US out of 151 million people in the workforce[2]. Why does this minuscule industry deserve more protections then sa

Why? There are ~76,000[1] coal worker in the US out of 151 million people in the workforce[2]. Why does this minuscule industry deserve more protections then say Toys 'R' Us' 31,000 employees?[3] Just because they all vote GOP? Coal is a terrible industry that is destroying the world. It can't go away quick enough. [1] https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2017/03/31/8-surprisingly-small-industries-that-employ-more-people-than-coal/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.e2138c5d7c31 https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2017/03/31/8-sur... [2] https://data.bls.gov/timeseries/LNS12000000 https://data.bls.gov/timeseries/LNS12000000 [3] http://money.cnn.com/2018/03/16/news/companies/toys-r-us-employees/index.html http://money.cnn.com/2018/03/16/news/companies/toys-r-us-emp...