tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304928500646903522.post6175325398700096728..comments2024-03-28T18:32:05.933-04:00Comments on bensozia: In Mississippi, the Dirty Mess of Clean CoalJohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01037215533094998996noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304928500646903522.post-29334497525466539142016-07-06T00:59:11.120-04:002016-07-06T00:59:11.120-04:00Because that would be personal welfare, which we k...Because that would be <i>personal</i> welfare, which we know is not in the republican playbook at all. Replacing that with <i>corporate</i> welfare is highly encouraged since we know that underwriting businesses creates jobs, stimulates the economy and ... oh man I just can't keep it up. It just hurts. It's just more evidence of our borked system. I think the analysis of this being the intersection of good intentions and weakness doesn't go far enough; this is one of the inevitable results of people failing to change efficiently.leifhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04097320643676830221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304928500646903522.post-68391824402837307842016-07-05T15:10:58.878-04:002016-07-05T15:10:58.878-04:00If the argument that won over Obama administration...If the argument that won over Obama administration was that they'd be helping struggling coal communities, why not just create a program that gives money directly to those communities instead? Why go along with an obvious swindle? Or were they simply strong armed and blackmailed into handing out the pork?G. Verlorennoreply@blogger.com