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In reply to the discussion: "He Might've Stayed a Minute": Coal Miners With Black Lung Slam McConnell [View all]KY_EnviroGuy
(14,723 posts)36. Sounds like another knee-jerk tax cut for tRump....
to brag about on the campaign trail. Local Kentucky coverage......
Miners went to McConnell hoping for his endorsement. They left with mixed feelings.
By Rick Childress
See: https://www.kentucky.com/news/politics-government/national-politics/article233016257.html
About 12,000 former miners nationwide rely on the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund to cover costs and make ends meet, but a recent report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office showed that the fund is $4.3 billion in debt, and a tax on coal which funded the trust fund was cut in half in January. Many advocates for the fund worry it may soon become insolvent.
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Amid the largest surge of cases in decades, the tax coal companies pay to help miners with black lung disease is slated to be cut in half. "If it's cut, it'd be catastrophic," said former coal miner Kenny Fleming.
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Amid the largest surge of cases in decades, the tax coal companies pay to help miners with black lung disease is slated to be cut in half. "If it's cut, it'd be catastrophic," said former coal miner Kenny Fleming.
McTurtle assured the miners it would be taken care of somehow but neither his or Rand Paul's office would say how. We'll see if the miners can hold their feet to the fire. I wouldn't trust McConnell or Paul as far as I could pick them up and throw 'em.
Ditch Mitch........

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"He Might've Stayed a Minute": Coal Miners With Black Lung Slam McConnell [View all]
elleng
Jul 2019
OP
harlan county's history is quite famous for coal miners. no one learns from the past
Kurt V.
Jul 2019
#1
I dont agree by now if youre still with trump i doubt there's any talking you away from him
Fullduplexxx
Jul 2019
#38
I hope they share that information around the entire state. The US would be a better place w/o McC
flor-de-jasmim
Jul 2019
#6
Looks like he's amassed enough money that he doesn't care if he's re-elected.
Frustratedlady
Jul 2019
#11
Yet because these kentuckianshave been brainwashed to think the Democratic Party is bad
kimbutgar
Jul 2019
#31
My grandfather died of black lung in '71. It is inconceivable to me this is ...
marble falls
Jul 2019
#35