Kentucky coal jobs DECLINE. Media silent

[Goprox]

The media loved to talk about coal jobs when Trump was making promises about them. but they are very disinterested in telling us that coal jobs are stagnant, and even declining.
http://www.kentucky.com/news/state/article164970242.html

Kentucky coal jobs and production continued down in the second quarter of the year, illustrating the unlikely prospect of a quick turnaround for the industry despite President Donald Trump’s campaign promises to put miners back to work.

Coal mines across the state cut employment by a total of 200 jobs from April 1 through June 30 compared to the first quarter of 2017, or 3 percent, according to a report released Wednesday by the state Energy and Environment Cabinet.

http://www.kentucky.com/news/state/article164970242.html

[SamKnause]

1. Not in Trump world.

He keeps saying 50,000 new coal jobs have been created.

Lie, after lie.

Scott Pruitt and Trump continue to spread the 50,000 new coal jobs lie.

[33taw]

2. Maybe the DNC should take out ads or billboards.

The RW media of Kentucky is not going to report this. We need to find different approaches that waiting for some entity to react.

[phylny]

13. I have been thinking that billboards would be an effective tool, especially in right-wing areas

similar to ones I live in.

[TlalocW]

3. I don't understand why coal jobs get special treatment

Any other job loss, every other republican is like, "Pull yourself up by your bootstraps; find work in another field; take some classes, go back to school!" But with coal it's, "Oh, we must protect the little angels and their jobs!" It doesn't even make sense from going after their votes standpoint as there are fewer and fewer people in those jobs, and chances are coal states are going to go to republicans anyway so republicans don't need to do anything, and democrats might as well be pushing alternative jobs and retraining programs in the hopes some of those dumbass coal miners might wake up, look at the world around them, and say, "Y'know, republicans have been screwing us over, jobs are disappearing, the bosses honestly don't care about our safety and health, and even if I was guaranteed steady employment, I'm still going to be poor. Maybe I should do something, otherwise my children and their families will either be stuck in a worse coal job situation than I am or having to make the decision to leave." Is it like an automatic thing like, "Boy, do I love corn!" when politicians visit Nebraska, or is a combination of Jesus-is-coming-back-soon-so-who-cares-what-we-do-environmentally groups and I-can-only-get-an-erection-when-I'm-destroying-nature conservatives?

TlalocW

[lostnfound]

11. Maybe the most gullible? Nt

[Gravitycollapse]

12. Coal miners are overwhelmingly white men. That's why they get special treatment.

https://www.bls.gov/cps/cpsaat18.htm

[phylny]

14. Bingo! n/t

[spanone]

4. he was just bragging last night on all the coal jobs HE'S created.

he lies about lying

[LSFL]

5. i heard about it on wkyu

Yesterday. On on point I think. The info is available if you leave the bubble. Even in ky.

[doc03]

6. A coal miner that went to the Nurnberg rally in WV last night

told me 10000 miners have been called back.

[Ilsa]

17. Is he saying that as a trump quote,

or are the miners just pulling numbers out of each others' asses?

[underpants]

7. On the bright side 2017 coal mining fatalities have already surpassed 2016

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-08-04/as-trump-sings-coal-s-praises-mine-fatalities-are-on-the-rise

[DonViejo]

8. Take your pick, the media hasn't been silent...

https://www.google.com/search?safe=off&site=&source=hp&q=coal+jobs+not+coming+back&oq=c&gs_l=psy-ab.1.0.35i39k1l2j0i67k1l2.1343.1343.0.3603.2.1.0.0.0.0.195.195.0j1.1.0....0...1.1.64.psy-ab..1.1.194.0.HNQiVBgqS04

[Scurrilous]

9. K&R

[George II]

10. John King on his noon (eastern) show this afternoon pointed out, when he was discussing...

....the jobs numbers from today that only 300 mining jobs were created in July, a lower number than June.

[Bengus81]

15. Coal jobs are coming back and American Motors will be resurrected to make the Matador!!

And Trump will be announcing a 500,000 sq ft factory to start making 8 track cartridges and employing hundreds!! All of it coming in Trumps world.

[Thrill]

16. Well they're a state that loves getting screwed by Repubs

So as PBO said, you get the politicians you deserve