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West Virginia Coal Miners: WAKE UP! (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jul 2019 OP
So tired of ignorant citizens voting against their own best interest. Hulk Jul 2019 #1
If an area doesn't have enough job opportunities, the people need to move. Honeycombe8 Jul 2019 #2
I'm fresh out of sympathy... paleotn Jul 2019 #3
 

Hulk

(6,699 posts)
1. So tired of ignorant citizens voting against their own best interest.
Tue Jul 9, 2019, 05:00 PM
Jul 2019

I'm guessing these coal miners have a union? Are they just that lame out of it, that they continue to vote for these liars and cheats, year after year, and they can see their jobs are doomed.
Unbelievable.

Honeycombe8

(37,648 posts)
2. If an area doesn't have enough job opportunities, the people need to move.
Tue Jul 9, 2019, 05:59 PM
Jul 2019

It's sad, but necessary. Millions of people in the country have moved in the last century, in order to make a living. It's an unpleasant fact of life. But it could open the way to a better life. Learn a new skill or trade. Don't just stay there, hoping that a dying industry will come back.

The state also needs to make more effort in attracting different kinds of businesses. It's time for a change there.

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