Paul Krugman

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Paul Krugman @paulkrugman

In any case, the larger point is that coal is a shrinking and doomed sector. Right now, WV's economy is largely supported by federal transfers, with de facto aid of about 17% of the state's GDP 6/ https://t.co/o1Gvy3ooRR — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Oct. 17, 2021

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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

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That's not a condemnation: WV has to a large extent been stranded by changes in economic geography. But the state's true interest lies in strengthening the safety net now and searching for a better future — not trying to hold on to an unrecoverable past 7/ — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Oct. 17, 2021