2016 Postmortem

elleng

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18. Too bad. Had a fine time last year driving through,

Thu Nov 12, 2015, 07:52 PM

Nov 2015

visited the capitol where a festival of sorts was going on, and a good restaurant on the way out of the state.

Daughter attended college there too, a pretty positive experience.

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Coal Is Dying, But Hillary Clinton Has A Plan To Save Coal Communities [View all] Skidmore Nov 2015 OP

Coal is pretty dirty. Why wouldn't we want it to die? jfern Nov 2015 #1

Uh, we do? Blue_Adept Nov 2015 #2

We do, but we have to recognize, elleng Nov 2015 #4

With the right kind of work it could turn into fascinating tourism areas Blue_Adept Nov 2015 #7

Yes, and there is already a fair amount of tourism in WVA. elleng Nov 2015 #9

The coldest reception I ever got from people was in coal country AgingAmerican Nov 2015 #13

Too bad. Had a fine time last year driving through, elleng Nov 2015 #18

She doesn't want to save coal, just the people whose livelihoods depended on it. DemocratSinceBirth Nov 2015 #11

Good idea. Armstead Nov 2015 #3

Yes, and maybe WIND and solar. elleng Nov 2015 #5

You will have a difficult time educating them. joshcryer Nov 2015 #6

And this is why we lose them Blue_Adept Nov 2015 #8

They are trapped in a way. joshcryer Nov 2015 #12

They aren't dumb people. Just people who have not been able to be exposed to anything else. They kelliekat44 Nov 2015 #21

There are NO JOBS coming Cosmic Kitten Nov 2015 #29

Don't worry, the GOP has a plan to solve the Displaced Coal Worker Problem jmowreader Nov 2015 #10

Coal country hates Obama RobertEarl Nov 2015 #14

Your point being? Skidmore Nov 2015 #15

Tax the mine owners RobertEarl Nov 2015 #17

They hate Obama because they have been TOLD to hate him. Never given any reason to support him kelliekat44 Nov 2015 #20

Above you said those people aren't stupid... Cosmic Kitten Nov 2015 #30

This sounds good. n/t Wilms Nov 2015 #16

This is a great idea! All of Appalachia would benefit. Most pol just ignore the needs of poor kelliekat44 Nov 2015 #19

Just pandering, not a pragmatic plan Cosmic Kitten Nov 2015 #31

Her husband's policies destroyed the Rust Belt. Why is coal country special? nt Romulox Nov 2015 #22

Automation destroyed the rust belt more. And the very name says it all "rust." Intrenched against kelliekat44 Nov 2015 #23

That's ridiculous. "Rust belt" refers to the steel used in industry. Romulox Nov 2015 #25

derp Cosmic Kitten Nov 2015 #33

"Jobs gone south" is actually a factor in the rise of the DLC HereSince1628 Nov 2015 #26

Good. Coal country fears it will lose what few jobs they have. SunSeeker Nov 2015 #24

We who? The whole economy is in distress... Cosmic Kitten Nov 2015 #34

Our economy is the strongest in the world right now, thanks to Obama. SunSeeker Nov 2015 #39

Strongest in the world you say? link please. Cosmic Kitten Nov 2015 #42

Here you go. SunSeeker Nov 2015 #43

That article pretends less bad equals *strong* Cosmic Kitten Nov 2015 #45

LOL Hey SunSeeker.. Cha Nov 2015 #49

Sounds a lot like Bernie's infrastructure plan. Half-Century Man Nov 2015 #27

Yeah, sounds like she took his plan... bobbobbins01 Nov 2015 #28

Workers need jobs BainsBane Nov 2015 #36

+1 Well spoken. Skidmore Nov 2015 #38

Except I didn't say I objected. bobbobbins01 Nov 2015 #44

And we all know how impractical it was when Sanders proposed it. frylock Nov 2015 #40

You mean Obama's infrastructure plan BainsBane Nov 2015 #32

How's that working our for everyone? Cosmic Kitten Nov 2015 #35

Do you need a recent history lesson? BainsBane Nov 2015 #37

The stimulus was too small Cosmic Kitten Nov 2015 #41

Calculation of unemployment hasn't changed for the last 15 years or more. May not be good enough kelliekat44 Nov 2015 #46

Nothing in Hillary's plan is practical or pragmatic Cosmic Kitten Nov 2015 #47

correct sweetapogee Nov 2015 #48