Posted by all3 on 8/25/2020 9:57:00 AM (view original):
Posted by dahsdebater on 8/25/2020 1:09:00 AM (view original):
Posted by all3 on 8/24/2020 8:23:00 PM (view original):
We'll get more recent with Biden's lies. In a DNC commercial he is shown saying he is "for Pensylvania", but he has repeatedly promised one of his 1st moves as POTUS would be to put hundreds of thousands of PA coal and fracking workers on Unemployment by abolishing their jobs. That's certainly not "for PA". Which is the lie? How do we know?
A) One could argue that the environmental advantages benefit millions of Pennsylvanians
B) This is goign to be a really impressive trick. The most generous estimates - from within the industries, most private estimates are substantially lower - would suggest there are a little over 5000 coal workers in PA and 26000 jobs associated with fracking. Biden's going to cost hundreds of thousands of those 30,000 people out of work? It's a miracle! Maybe whoever told you these numbers can do the same with some loaves and fish and feed all these newly starving mouths.
I used the 636,000 National number for fracking, instead of the PA number. Totally my mistake. Still, putting people out of work is NOT being for them.
P.S. See how easy it is to admit when you're wrong or make a mistake. Some of you guys really need to try it.
Yes, he will potentially put them out of work and....
hint: here's what he has to say on the website:
Secure the benefits coal miners and their families have earned. As marketplace competition continues to shift the country away from coal-fired electricity, we have an obligation to these workers who’ve worked hard and sacrificed for the rest of us. Biden will make sure coal miners and their families receive not only the respect they deserve but also the pensions and health benefits they have been promised. Congress should do the right thing and pass legislation now to protect the retirement benefits owed to miners, their dependents, and their widows. But if Congress doesn’t act before Biden takes office, he will make sure we fulfill this obligation. And, Biden will increase coal companies’ payments into the black lung benefits program, reform the black lung benefits system so it is no longer rigged in favor of coal companies who can hire lawyers and doctors to ensure miners’ benefits are denied, expand efforts to help miners detect black lung cases earlier and access care, and enforce regulations to reduce cases of black lung in the first place.
Invest in coal and power plant communities and other communities impacted by the climate transformation. Each of these communities are necessary. We can’t write them off or act like they don’t matter. Each has assets that can be leveraged to diversify their economies, create good, middle class jobs, and help the country get stronger – assets like a rich culture, natural beauty, a proven workforce, and entrepreneurial spirit. The federal government should be a partner to help these communities capitalize on these strengths and build vibrant communities where good jobs are available and young people want to stay or return home. To support coal and power plant workers and their communities, President Biden will make an unprecedented investment building upon the vision put forward in the Obama-Biden Administration’s Power+ Plan. And, he’ll establish a Task Force on Coal and Power Plant Communities, as the Obama-Biden Administration did for Detroit when the auto industry was in turmoil. For example, the Task Force will help these communities access federal investments and leverage private sector investments to help create high-paying union jobs based upon the unique assets of each community, partner with unions and community colleges to create training opportunities for these new jobs, repair infrastructure, keep public employees like firefighters and teachers on the payroll, and keep local hospitals open.