It is McConnell's and other political representitives job to bring economic growth to the citizens that they represent. Economic growth doesn't happen overnight. Coal miners might just want to mine but there are only about 4,000 mining jobs in the entire state and that number is dropping every year. I'm sure the buggy makers just wanted to build buggies when the automobile was invented but times change and industries come and go.
It will take decades to build roads necessary for economic development...it takes decades to raise the academic standards and educate people to take on the jobs of the future. Miners want to mine because for the most part that's the only thing they know how to do. What about their children? What about the futures of those people that sell to those miners once those mining jobs go bye-bye?
McConnell has the 3rd most powerful seat in the country and done next to zero for the people he represents. Making excuses that govenors didn't do anything...dude, until the last 20 years the state limited govenors to one term. The state has only had 2 govenors serve 2 terms...McConnell has been in the Senate 34 years. It takes a while to gain power and implement a plan...every govenor will have thier own plan and priorities and a limited time to produce...McConnell has had 34 fricken years.
He has known coal was going the way of the horse and buggy...he knew that tobacco use was falling...what has he done to replace those industries?
Toyota in Georgetown was started in 1986 just after he first took office but it was brought in by Martha Lane Collins and no help from Mitch.
The mines aren't coming back it doesn't matter what the orange clown tells you.
BTW, I bet your mine worker friends would like to see their Black Lung benefits funded...something McConnell is directly dragging his feet about. But I have to say...if they are still dumb enough to vote for him then I guess they get what they deserve.
Mining is dying and was dying way before Mitch. What was done then? What's s your answer, for everyone to leave and make it a nature preserve? What's your answer then?
They would take other jobs, gladly they would if they had options. They didn't get buyouts like automotive did. They had liberals like you do everything they could to shut them down without an alternative or a solution just because you dont like coal.
You'd rather a spotted owl have a place than hard working people.
The areas have untapped potential but folks like you rather uproot people and force them out instead of investing and bringing them in other choices.
Eat your tofu and drink your herbal tea at your poetry reading and keep making your uneducated stereotypical remarks that you and your ilk like to do while you do nothing.
The "orange clown" did more to help this country and those folks in 2 years than your joke from Chicago would have done with 4 terms as bicycle riding buffoon.