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I’d like to think that if there were alternative good paying jobs in WV, many would gladly give up the coal mining jobs. It seems like this bill could be an opp
by sul_tasto 5y ago
I’d like to think that if there were alternative good paying jobs in WV, many would gladly give up the coal mining jobs. It seems like this bill could be an opportunity for WV to chart a different course in exchange for its vote.
- nradov 5y agoPast efforts to retrain coal miners have been generally ineffective. President Biden told them to learn to code, which didn't go over too well. https://thehill.com/changing-america/enrichment/education/476391-biden-tells-coal-miners-to-learn-to-code https://thehill.com/changing-america/enrichment/education/47... I support efforts to give miners other opportunities but we have to be realistic about what's possible.
- causi 5y agoIn the entire country there are less than sixty thousand coal miners. They're a political tool to be exploited by others; their own vote counts for almost nothing.