Re:An Epidemic Is Killing Thousands of Coal Miners
by justin66 on Tuesday December 18, 2018 @11:03PM
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However the folks that make these decisions never see the consequences; they've taken their bonuses and gone by now.
It's worse than that. There might not be a company left when these guys start needing health care in a big way. (Or the mine's environmental impact is starting to be felt, or whatever)
That's normal: a mine can be structured as a dividend paying company (with one big asset) that gradually becomes less and less valuable until it's worthless at the end. If the company goes bankrupt at that point, no big deal, it's already paid what it was meant to pay for its investors. And yes, management.
Re:An Epidemic Is Killing Thousands of Coal Miners
by maxxxxx on Tuesday December 18, 2018 @09:00PM
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"Furthermore the mine doesn't pay for medicare. We all do. "
Exactly. Worst case they can file for bankruptcy and blame evil environmentalists.
Re:An Epidemic Is Killing Thousands of Coal Miners
by dzhiurgis on Wednesday December 19, 2018 @07:38PM
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In NZ employers with higher risk pay more to the medical pool. Accidents outside work are paid for from common pool. Chronic diseases from unhealthy lifestyle (or bad luck) are not compensated.
I can't think of a better system.
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>And because there's no coal, it is considered development mining or construction. So sampling the air for toxic dust is not required, even though it is the most dangerous dust. Former MSHA officials told us some inspectors did it, but most did not.
Hopefully the lawsuits cost them. However the folks that make these decisions never see the consequences; they've taken their bonuses and gone by now. Furthermore the mine doesn't pay for medicare. We all do.