Rand Paul belittles mountaintop mining.

Rand Paul belittles mountaintop mining.

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[TheIllegalPotato]

Dumbass. Rand Paul has no idea what he's talking about. He just knows he has to say "mountiantop mining keep the money in Appalachia" and he thinks he's golden. We are not fooled, Mr. Paul.

[boing3887]

@blowery2

my bigger point is that looking at this purely in terms of property rights is inadequate

[boing3887]

@blowery2

it's interesting that you characterize my verbal/written denunciations of the coal mining industry's degrading the quality of life for west virginians and others as meddling in others' business. if you want to stand by and say that mining interests stomping on the faces of regular people in the hills of west virginia is not to be of our concern, then you're free to say it.

[boing3887]

@blowery2

none of my business? am i imposing my views onto the west virginians? actually, the west virginians have been both suing (which takes time, and which the mining industries will fight to the death despite knowing they're in the wrong) and trying to get legislation passed. i'm SUPPORTING the efforts of the wronged west virginians and other victims of mountaintop removal mining. which side i support in the dispute is my business.

[blowery2]

@boing3887

Where are you getting this, exactly? Did Paul say anything about people who are hurt by mountaintop removal not being allowed to sue for compensation? He was talking entirely about property rights, which include a person's body. His main point has always been if you don't live in the area, this is none of your business, and if you do, then it is your responsibility to do something about it. If miningl damages you or your property, take it to court, not the legislature.

[boing3887]

@myhipsi

so the people in west virginia who are getting kidney stones left and right bc of the runoff in their water from mountaintop mining should stop asking for compensation. if you don't mind mountaintop mining then go live in the mountains of west virginia where that's going on and say that.

[myhipsi]

@historygeek2007

"A society that puts equality before freedom will get neither. A society that puts freedom before equality will get a high degree of both."

— Milton Friedman

That pretty much sums it up.

[intriguedgorilla]

Rand Paul is trying to make sure his paycheck from big coal is secured if he gets elected. It's an outrage what's happening in our country. I can't believe people support complete idiots like this. He's completely uninformed on environmental issues, puts the marketplace above environmental protection, and if elected, will make completely reckless decisions based on his ignorance of the importance of protecting the environment.

[intriguedgorilla]

So let me see if I have this right: government should stay out of business regardless of the huge environmental destruction it's causing? Lord help us if this man gets into a position of power. He's a nut.

[stevenavarro]

@historygeek2007 To get jobs, you need capital. All the money the government is BORROWING is money that businesses CANNOT BORROW to grow, hire or start. We are spending China's SAVINGS. Libertarian paradise - google the "negative income tax" which is the transition to what we want, and an important part of the debate. We cannot cut off benefits overnight for people who are dependent on them. But to your last point, but you seriously underestimate how charitable Americans like you and I are.