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These Corporations Have Raped the Land & Robbed the People... (Original Post) thomhartmann Apr 2016 OP
The banksters now want to screw coal workers out of their pensions & retiree benefits.... think Apr 2016 #1
Coal miners already risk early death. JDPriestly Apr 2016 #2
I'd love to have transcripts or summaries, if possible. SusanCalvin Apr 2016 #3
Hug a Republican Cryptoad Apr 2016 #4
"The business model of Wall Street is fraud." - B. Sanders ish of the hammer Apr 2016 #5

JDPriestly

(57,936 posts)
2. Coal miners already risk early death.
Sat Apr 2, 2016, 06:10 PM
Apr 2016

The average life of a coal miner is 52.7 years old. This is the age because of the black lung and mining accidents.

http://www.answers.com/Q/How_long_is_the_average_life_of_a_coal_miner

There are other more statistically precise articles on this fact.

So a lot of the recipients of the pension benefits of coal miners are likely to be widows.

SusanCalvin

(6,592 posts)
3. I'd love to have transcripts or summaries, if possible.
Sat Apr 2, 2016, 06:22 PM
Apr 2016

I virtually never watch videos, because reading is so much faster, at least for factual information.

I do listen to your show on my commute every morning, because I can't read while driving...!

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