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chaski On about 8 hours ago
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Tree at Floydgirrl's Window,
#1New Post! Jul 23, 2019 @ 14:21:04
Dozens of coal miners are expected on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, where they'll press federal regulators and members of Congress to address the epidemic of deadly progressive massive fibrosis, the advanced stage of black lung disease.

They'll ask lawmakers to fully restore a coal excise tax that pays for medical care and some living expenses for miners diagnosed with black lung, a crippling disease caused by the inhalation of coal and silica dust. The tax was cut more than 50% at the end of last year.
(2018) It supports the federal Black Lung Disability Trust Fund, which is more than $4 billion in debt.

THANKS OBAMA!

Oh... wait... this was a Trump thing...

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Leon On December 21, 2023




San Diego, California
#2New Post! Jul 23, 2019 @ 14:53:59
Switch to clean energy and give the new clean infrastructure jobs to these coal miners.

Problem solved.
mrmhead On about 20 hours ago




NE, Ohio
#3New Post! Jul 23, 2019 @ 15:00:14
....?
Was the excise tax cut in order to reduce the cost of coal and make it more competitive with other energy sources?

Sounds like a great Business Decision! (to hell with the workers)
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