As pointed out somewhere else, coal adds around $20 billion to the United States' economy. Broadway adds around $15 billion to New York's economy. Snowsport tou

As pointed out somewhere else, coal adds around $20 billion to the United States' economy. Broadway adds around $15 billion to New York's economy. Snowsport tourism about $20 billion. Massage therapy around the same. Crazy how much focused attention coal and coal jobs get from the United States government when all of the above are at the same level and provide way safer jobs with much lower long term health costs (both to workers and the US government).