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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTRUMP: -- "to me a market force is a beautiful force."
DONALD TRUMP: I know. I see it. By far. I was very impressed.
PATERSON: So but, one of the main factors those jobs are going away and the mines are closing is because of low natural gas prices. Poor decision making by coal companies.
TRUMP: And by government.
PATERSON: And also because of slowing international demand. So do you believe you have power as the president to actually bring those jobs back?
TRUMP: I do. Because I think ultimately coal will be very inexpensive and it's got to get -- you got to get rid of some of the regulations. I spoke to some of the mine owners, and they were surrounded by some of their miners. And they were showing me some of the regulations where it is on a daily basis going in checking, checking, checking. And they have people that do nothing but deal with regulators and it is out of control. It's gotten out of control.
PATERSON: And what would you do about those market forces?
TRUMP: Well, the market forces are going to be whatever they are. You know, all I can do is free up the coal which I'm going to totally do. Get the companies back to work, market forces, that's something I don't want to get involved in, that's a beautiful -- to me a market force is a beautiful force.
http://mediamatters.org/video/2016/05/26/wyoming-reporter-just-threw-cold-water-trumps-coal-fantasy/210607?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+MediaMattersForAmerica-All+%28Media+Matters+for+America%29
no_hypocrisy
(46,088 posts)like blowing up mountaintops, take the coal, and leave communities and the environment in ruins.
saltpoint
(50,986 posts)"Global market demand for coal? I don't know shit about it. I never did and I never will, because frankly, I'm wealthy enough that I don't have to worry about who works where for a living or does what. I got mine, and fuck everybody else."
ronnie624
(5,764 posts)It's actually a rather ugly expression of humanity.
Bluenorthwest
(45,319 posts)This link has a chart showing the number of deaths for each year. Clearly the regulatory process caused a massive decrease in coal mining death and injury. 1900-2014
http://arlweb.msha.gov/stats/centurystats/coalstats.asp
This one offers more detail on that data
http://arlweb.msha.gov/MSHAINFO/FactSheets/MSHAFCT2.htm
beachbum bob
(10,437 posts)financial/political bullying.....I am sure trump doesn't want to talk about his record on that will he?
kentauros
(29,414 posts)then no amount of saying "market forces" again and again will bring those prices up.