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AverageOldGuy

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4. History may not repeat but sometimes it certainly looks like it

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Tue Sep 9, 2025, 05:19 PM

Sep 9

Trump on the campaign trail in West Virginia, 2016: "I love coal!! I'll create a huge number of coal jobs!!" And the crowds went wild.

The reality
When he left office in January 2021, the number of coal mining jobs in the U.S. had declined by nearly 10%, falling from approximately 50,900 in January 2017 to 44,100 by December 2020.

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The U.S. is losing thousands of manufacturing jobs, analysis finds [View all] BumRushDaShow Sep 9 OP

well duh dweller Sep 9 #1

But Karoline Leavitt just said everything is dandy? Botany Sep 9 #2

The myth of Republican job creation needs to end IronLionZion Sep 9 #3

History may not repeat but sometimes it certainly looks like it AverageOldGuy Sep 9 #4

Well, were we really expecting ole Maw 'n' Paw Kettle up there in Squalor Holler to change what we will laughingly refer Aristus Sep 9 #5

Coal mining employment heckles65 Sep 9 #6

Somebody want to tell me how great republican republianmushroom Wednesday #7