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The coal industry already gets four billion dollars a year in direct subsidies. They've been ruining our atmosphere, poisoning our rivers, and interfering with
by causi 5y ago
The coal industry already gets four billion dollars a year in direct subsidies. They've been ruining our atmosphere, poisoning our rivers, and interfering with environmental protection for decades in order to line their own pockets. I wouldn't hand West Virginia a parachute any sooner than I'd bail out a meth dealer.
- throwaway894345 5y agoThe parent isn't talking about bailing out the coal industry, but West Virginians transition their economy from fossil fuels to something that actually benefits the country.