Should the feds bail out coal miners?

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5. A lot of the lack of sympathy is due to classism that is rampant in the US.

The fact that most college educated folks grew up in suburbs means that they have no contact with and no personal interactions with people from different classes. It is more pernicious than racism. Racism is easy to see why it is so very wrong. Lack of empathy for people you feel are just not smart enough or too lazy to solve their own problems is perfectly acceptable. It is endemic in the environmental movement and has actually stymied us from getting more done.

The more I think about it the more I think that original article is dead wrong. If we follow his advise, then we are going to loose in Appalachia. That means more moutaintop removal and more destruction from all forms of mining.