Forgive my ignorance, but usually when companies expand, it means business is good & workers are needed. Explain this like I’m 5: DOGE makes cuts to mine safety agency as administration seeks mining expansion one.npr.org/i/nx-s1-5345... - ThreadSky

stacy17.bsky.social • 63 days ago

Forgive my ignorance, but usually when companies expand, it means business is good & workers are needed. Explain this like I’m 5: DOGE makes cuts to mine safety agency as administration seeks mining expansion https://one.npr.org/i/nx-s1-5345909:nx-s1-5411757-1

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nls5.bsky.social•63 days ago

they see safety as unnecessary and expensive regulation. They already cut OSHA. The US is a dangerous place to work now. trump wants it like the 50s where the company did what they wanted. Only unions will save safety. And trump is doing anything to get rid of them also.

davedonth.bsky.social•62 days ago

Once upon a time, the Captains of US industry moved their manufacturing overseas to avoid taxes, labor, safety and environmental laws. The mining industry could not.
Trump’s plan to restore these industries to their former “glory” depends on closing the IRS, the EPA and the Department of Labor.

stacy17.bsky.social•62 days ago

So why is it The People can see it, but these “Captains of Industries” cannot? Has Mar-A-Lago become an island? Oh! If it could. Climate change can’t come fast enough.

davedonth.bsky.social•62 days ago

Because they are the ones who will profit, workers will lose.
I don’t fret about Mar-A-Lago.
I wish someone would pick him off in his golf cart.

stacy17.bsky.social•62 days ago

I keep hoping, too, but he pays a lot for security. More than any other President. Guess that’s the price of electing a felon into office.

davedonth.bsky.social•62 days ago

Adds a whole new meaning to “thoughts and prayers”😀

stacy17.bsky.social•62 days ago

Sure does.

catbertlisa.bsky.social•63 days ago

They don't care if people die.

stacy17.bsky.social•62 days ago

No, they don’t. 😢

cathyfarrwrites.bsky.social•62 days ago

If you read your own post again, you should see the answer is right in front of you.

stacy17.bsky.social•62 days ago

Yeah. I was being sarcastic…

cathyfarrwrites.bsky.social•62 days ago

Oh yes! Doh! Long day ❤️

stacy17.bsky.social•62 days ago

Thank you. I got worried. Forgive for not recognizing game!

donneel.bsky.social•62 days ago

Nearly all miners voted for this rather than supporting transition to a green(er) economy.

exceptcody.bsky.social•62 days ago

Well maybe as a liberal base we should stop demonizing mining and they might understand that a greener economy does not mean less mining by any means

stacy17.bsky.social•62 days ago

Great point! Lots of what we do & use can be done, just more cleanly. And it’ll create jobs that while tedious, have purpose. I like your thinking!

stacy17.bsky.social•62 days ago

exceptcody.bsky.social•62 days ago

The Republicans seem completely fixated on the notion that government regulation in any form is bad because it restricts the natural development of an industry. They fail to recognize that those regulations are there for a good reason, not just to make it harder for companies to succeed.

sickofbull.bsky.social•62 days ago

What they tell you and what they actually do are two different things. They promised the stupid trumlhumping gullibillies the world. TRUMPHOLE IS A LIAR.

shredgnarly.bsky.social•62 days ago

There are NIOSH graphs showing the decline and levelling of fatalities in this industry since the coal mines health and safety act in 1969. Its substantial! We will see this trend reverse, they don't care.

stacy17.bsky.social•62 days ago

Yeah, this group isn’t known for its planning. Just “concepts of a plan”.

peggyfrompa.bsky.social•62 days ago

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dpengelly.bsky.social•63 days ago

Come on now you know rules and safety are an impediment to business. You can't Make America Great Again with that nonsense in the way of profits. And don't forget to call the hot line for relief from environmental controls, donations welcome.

kateprotests.bsky.social•62 days ago

Makes sense. Owners have no more responsibility for workers injuries or deaths. No more OSHA looking over their shoulder.

stacy17.bsky.social•62 days ago

Sounds like a fun way to risk your life so someone else can make money. 💰 🤔

kateprotests.bsky.social•62 days ago

Another fun thing -hiring school children for 2nd shift in a meat packing industry after they are finished a full day at school.What could go wrong? Especially since they can’t sue for damages because they’re not old enough to sign a contract. & homework time??Never mind, schools are deleted now.

stacy17.bsky.social•62 days ago

That’s some real critical thinking on display there by this leadership. 😏. Forget the future, kill the past, only live in the now.

jadeape.bsky.social•62 days ago

Folks, this is the correct gif for this post:

stacy17.bsky.social•62 days ago

True Insanity. Same playbook yields same plays. History repeats. How many different ways can we try to tell people?

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