This week Vice President Harris went on television in West Virginia to push new jobs for coal miners. The miners need to leave those dirty old coal mines and "transfer their skills" to "the work that has yet to be done that needs to get done." So much for the American dream of pursuing your own pathway in life. The government will now tell you where your talents are needed, comrades. Be grateful that the almighty State is here to steer you right.
Never mind that these are highly skilled miners in a dangerous job who must be educated in a variety of fields in order to successfully execute their jobs. Engineering expertise, safety protocols, good judgment for dynamic conditions, and a capacity for demanding physical labor are all essential components of a coal miner's job.
A big part of the problem here is ignorance, which when combined with arrogance makes a perilous combination. Kamala Harris would not know a hard day's work from a cocktail party. It is beyond arrogant and insulting to sweep these essential workers aside because she thinks she has a better idea of how they should be earning their money. And speaking of earning money, what's the lag time between having your coal mining job wiped out and another, more trendy occupation assigned to you? Check with the Keystone Pipeline workers--in both Canada and the US--on that question. Where should displaced coal miners send their bills for groceries, car payments, and mortgages in the interim? Or has that minor detail been overlooked by our oh-so-smart rulers?
Harris did not even have the courtesy to notify West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin that she was making this prime time appearance on his state's television sets, which rightly irked the senator. Harris had better watch her step. As the Good Book tells us, pride is the precursor to some nasty stuff.
