By: roselle
The coal company doesn’t like the government unless it is sending a check to them. If they can’t make a profit unless we write them a check, then they are not profitable. Why do we have a non profit...
View ArticleBy: Clem Guttata
Sen. Rockefeller continues to act as if West Virginia has an unending supply of coal. As I’ve laid out before, carbon capture and storage is more likely to be a path to financial distress for West...
View ArticleBy: Armored Face Conveyor
Tax deductions are typically given to incentivize certain behavior. The classic example is that the government lets you deduct interest on your home loan because it thinks you will be a better citizen...
View ArticleBy: roselle
What’s the difference? Now coal companies don’t got to pay taxes? I’m not against subsidies, but I think they should go towards finding a better way to make electricity. Why try to find something we...
View ArticleBy: Shelby
Most business managers know if they go a buck above budget, they will be held accountable ; the same holds true for govmt . This is the reasons for our president’s actions recently for cuts.
View ArticleBy: C Shuford
Regardless of your feelings about coal one way or the other, the evidence is mounting that Appalachian coal development is on the downslide with no sign of reversal. Now, while there is some time left,...
View ArticleBy: Monty
It all depends on who’s ox is getting gored at the moment. Look at the utter falacy of states that have certified that they have COMPLETED their AML clean-ups and are still getting paid to do same,...
View ArticleBy: rhmooney3
Government subsidies are the american way — take from the poor and give to the rich — AIG rules. Big Sugar does much better at it than King Coal. April 20, 2005 U.S. Sugar Subsidies: $1.2 Billion a...
View ArticleBy: wcs
Does anyone have a breakdown on the specifics of coal production subsidies? I have a surprisingly hard time finding a specific breakdown, that breaks down exactly what subsidies pay for what… Surely...
View ArticleBy: Clem Guttata
Monty — I may be wrong, but that just doesn’t sound right when you say “at least half of the coal in WV is exported overseas.” Have you got a source for that figure?
View ArticleBy: Monty
“West Virginia provides 50% of all American coal exports.” From them who should know, the WV Coal Association and their lovely 2008 Coal Facts booklet.
View ArticleBy: C Shuford
That sounds like potentially a great deal more than half the coal from WV could be exported if WV accounts for half of all the nation’s coal exports.
View ArticleBy: Ken Ward Jr.
OK, guys, before any more numbers get misused here … There’s a HUGE difference between these two statements: “… at least half of the coal in WV is exported overseas…” and “West Virginia provides 50% of...
View ArticleBy: Armored Face Conveyor
Monty, Some would say since there are no AML jobs left in those states, maybe the money should stop being collected from those companies – but I think we know what the chances of that are. Your...
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