Mitch McConnell brought a coal worker to sit with him at the State of the Union address. That was to introduce the idea he is fighting for coal and President Obama's policies are the problem. That is a lie. Mitch McConnell played politics with the State of the Union address and would use that moment for his next campaign or the current Presidential campaign.
The truth is the coal industry for decades have been developing technology to replace workers. It is that which has eliminate workers from coal industry employment.
Also, this Wall Street rhetoric is far more beneficial to the CEOs than the employees. I realize there is an important union affiliated with these employees and I am a fool for not backing up McConnell to protect the industry. The union is a result of a very dangerous circumstances within the coal industry. The union is there to protect workers and not machines. How long does the mining union think it is going to be a viable union with the massive deterioration of employees in the coal industry?
The lawmakers involved with the population of the coal industry have not acted to provide better employment in realizing the ever shrinking number of employees. The unions and lawmakers should be advocating for their people to receive training for real jobs with real salaries that support families. The current coal mining employees can easily be absorbed into the USA economy. What needs to be advocated is the pay they will receive and their quality of life. Coal mining does not bring quality of life to those people. There are schools covered in coal ash because it is in the air. That is not quality of life.
So, the rhetoric needs to end. Instead, the electorate in Kentucky and West Virginia and other coal states needs to be engaged to realize their best interests are no longer in the mine. The future holds better quality of life and potential than the coals mines.
That is the problem with the political rhetoric of Mitch McConnell. It traps people in unreal focus on their best interest. The last thing Mitch McConnell should have done is place a mine worker in the seat next to him, because, it was a lie.
