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re: Why was coal country still democratic well into the 1990s and early 2000s?
Posted on 12/5/16 at 9:39 pm to udtiger
Posted on 12/5/16 at 9:39 pm to udtiger
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Unions...plus Dems weren't openly and actively trying to destroy their way of life yet.
What killed their way of life was an unwillingness to change or retrain themselves in the face of free markets and technological innovation. Trump isn't bringing those jobs back.
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Posted on 12/5/16 at 9:41 pm to cameronml
quote:regulations raise the marginal cost of producing to the point where the coal companies lose money when they are forced to sell at the market price in the energy market.
What killed their way of life was an unwillingness to change or retrain themselves in the face of free markets and technological innovation. Trump isn't bringing those jobs back.
Posted on 12/6/16 at 7:34 am to cameronml
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What killed their way of life was an unwillingness to change
What killed their way of life was heavy handed regulations that destroyed their industry and hurt a huge portion of their customers.
This post was edited on 12/6/16 at 7:35 am
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