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Re:Bob Murray, Who Fought Regulations as a Coal Operator, Fi... by larrywright on Thursday October 01, 2020 @07:57PM (#24657431)
I'm always completely puzzled when people talk in positive terms about opening coal mines back up and revitalizing that industry. I get that there are areas where the economy was destroyed due to coal mines being shut down, but there has to be a better way to address it than putting people's lives at risk.
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Re:Bob Murray, Who Fought Regulations as a Coal Operator, Fi... by toomuchtodo on Thursday October 01, 2020 @08:02PM (#24657465)
People are hard. Who you are as a person (ego, purpose, identity, and belief systems) are at play and at the core of these issues. It’d be a lot easier if this was just about cutting checks to folks every month for the rest of their lives.
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Re:Bob Murray, Who Fought Regulations as a Coal Operator, Fi... by larrywright on Thursday October 01, 2020 @08:11PM (#24657513)
Yeah, I get it. In some places it's part of the cultural identity. It just feels like giving them hope is a bad idea.
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