Coal & Corruption Comment

    It is very rare for me to respond to a survey, especially one that pops up on my phone, like the one from Dynata today. As it turned out, it was about Attorney General Austin Knudsen joining with other states in a lawsuit against investment firms believed to have bought coal companies simply to reduce production and marginalize them as an energy source. The main thrust seemed to be that if these companies lose the lawsuit, loss of their investment dollars may cost the coal industry even more jobs and income. There are obviously many ways to look at this issue, jobs and income are essential, but I wish the survey left room for a comment section because mine would have been this--

    It is not right to leave corruption in place just because it will cost jobs or hurt the state economy. That is how the southern states justified slavery. We can't afford to pay workers wages to pick our cotton. And that is how states like California justify leaving illegal aliens in the U.S. We can't afford to pay American citizens to mow our lawns or clean our houses and pools. There is always a price to be paid for doing the right thing, but it is less costly than continued corruption.