Paul Krugman

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Paul Krugman @paulkrugman

The study also claims that indirect employment from contractors etc is bigger than employment in mining itself. I'm skeptical; BEA data on 2019 WV GDP don't show a lot of value-added outside the industry proper 4/ https://t.co/b1VnHJ7hQS — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Oct. 17, 2021

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Paul Krugman @paulkrugman

First of all, the study counts coal-fired electricity generation as part of the coal industry. But think about it: if we phased out coal, WV would still be generating power, just from other energy sources. Including this sector indicates an attempt to inflate the numbers 3/ — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Oct. 17, 2021

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Paul Krugman @paulkrugman

To be fair, some of that value-added may represent activity outside direct mining employment. But given the obvious attempt to blow up the numbers via power generation, caution is advised 5/ — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Oct. 17, 2021