I couldn’t find anything specific to the 1980s, but this graph shows that coal production was rising betwen 1940 and 2008. Apparrently, they needed less and less workers for even more output.
Yeah, well that’s how politics work. A politician makes voters think they would be great in office. Voters vote, and turn that dream into reality. The politician fails to deliver. Another politician says that they would be better than that other politician. Rinse and repeat.
A career in the coal mining industry doesn’t seem very promising in 2024.
Wasn’t Trump supposed to save that sinking ship? At least I remember hearing promises like that.
Yes, he promised this in 2016. The numbers speak for themselves:
Edit: Changed the graphic, link to source
WTF happened in the 80s?
I couldn’t find anything specific to the 1980s, but this graph shows that coal production was rising betwen 1940 and 2008. Apparrently, they needed less and less workers for even more output.
Edit: source
It’s probably when those giant ass dump trucks and automation began to take over as technology progressed.
Trump promises a lot.
Yeah, well that’s how politics work. A politician makes voters think they would be great in office. Voters vote, and turn that dream into reality. The politician fails to deliver. Another politician says that they would be better than that other politician. Rinse and repeat.