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Point. So I guess the jobs left are the last of the industry. The irony is that production of coal seems to have increased (see top graph; https://en.m.wikiped
by ethbro 8y ago
Point. So I guess the jobs left are the last of the industry.
The irony is that production of coal seems to have increased (see top graph; https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coal_mining_in_the_United_States https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coal_mining_in_the_United_St... ) since 1970.
Goes to show the power of political narrative vs a reality of automation. But I suppose even for the companies it's a lot easier to blame Washington than tell people you bought a $250,000 machine to replace them.
- AnimalMuppet 8y ago> The irony is that production of coal seems to have increased I think that's the Powder River Basin in Wyoming. But that's all strip mining with giant machines. It's more capital and fewer workers. > But I suppose even for the companies it's a lot easier to blame Washington than tell people you bought a $250,000 machine to replace them. It's more like: somebody else bought a $250,000 machine to replace them five states away.