re: Why so much talk of raising minimum wage? Why no discussion on cost of living?

Look to any sector of the economy where prices continue to rise over time (healthcare, college tuition, etc.) and the reason is because of government involvement distorting the market.

Prices should come down over time due to increased productivity, economies of scale, etc. Yet they don't, because the government is causing prices to rise in some areas.

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Anyway besides letting coal companies run amuck environmentally? that doesn't seem like it would be good for anyone in the area the coal companies are in.

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The intent by this Admin is to bankrupt the coal industry. What they have done is set regulations that no company can afford to meet instead of investing in that industry to modernize it. This Admin. has chosen to sink billions and billions into wind and solar companies, that as you know much of that money went to now bankrupt companies, that were headed by Dem donors.

By the way, look at the manufacturing that produces lead. This Admin. shut down the last company that produces lead, so lead that is still used in products will be imported mostly from China.
Mind you this is a global environment, instead of lead being produced here under environmental regulations, it is now produced in China who is exempt from all international standards, and itself has NO domestic environmental regulations.