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2015-08-10 Economy

The Red State Tax - Conservative coal towns are being destroyed across America

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Posted by Besoeker 2015-08-10 02:25|| || Front Page|| [7 views ] Top

#1 I have spoken to many from south western Kentucky and West Virgina as well as Maryland people in coal areas. Tax revenues are many millions in the hole(38 million in West Virginia but that was some time ago). Small towns and their people are going bankrupt already. Large coal companies are declaring bankruptcy now. No jobs to replace good incomes. Miners alone were taking home; clear, over $2000 each week. Now unemployed and minimum wage jobs for most. Trucking, railroad and so on. So no wonder people are angry in America and Trump is speaking their language.

Posted by Dale 2015-08-10 07:15|| 2015-08-10 07:15|| Front Page Top

#2 Well, coal contributes to global climate change, donchaknow. And there aren't as many union miners as there used to be.

If the money squandered on green energy (Solyndra, et al) was put in a pile and burned, the climate would turn summersaults - carbon warming, ash and particulates cooling. Fortunately for the climate, it just evaporated.

Posted by Bobby 2015-08-10 07:21|| 2015-08-10 07:21|| Front Page Top

Posted by 2015-08-10 08:08|| 2015-08-10 08:08|| Front Page Top

#4 See what the unions + government did to Raton New Mexico.

Posted by no mo uro 2015-08-10 08:23|| 2015-08-10 08:23|| Front Page Top

#5 Even jimmuh carter understood the importance of coal.

Posted by Abu Uluque 2015-08-10 10:38|| 2015-08-10 10:38|| Front Page Top

#6 Oh I think Bumbles understands the importance of Coal.

He's counting on it.

Posted by CrazyFool 2015-08-10 10:57|| 2015-08-10 10:57|| Front Page Top

#7 A liberal aquaintance is extatic over Obama'S war on coal. When I explained it had already cost around 5000 jobs he said, Well, they can just get other jobs". I told him that in coal country there were no other jobs. He then suggested they move to where there are jibs and I asked him just where that might be. He had no answer.

Posted by Deacon Blues 2015-08-10 12:49|| 2015-08-10 12:49|| Front Page Top

#8 "If I wanted America to fail,... I wouldn't change a thing."

nuff siad...

Posted by CrazyFool 2015-08-10 15:27|| 2015-08-10 15:27|| Front Page Top

#9 Thanks CF.

Posted by Besoeker 2015-08-10 17:05|| 2015-08-10 17:05|| Front Page Top

#10 Hillary No Longer Portrays Herself As A Coal Miner’s Great Granddaughter… [LINK]

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