The Fifteen Biggest Lies about the Economy by Joshua Holland

Author:Joshua Holland [Holland, Joshua]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780470912812
Publisher: Wiley
Published: 2010-09-23T05:00:00+00:00

A few weeks later, the Washington Post reported that “More than 200 former congressional staff members, federal regulators and lawmakers” had gotten cushy jobs in the mining industry, “including dozens who work for coal companies with the worst safety records in the nation.” Dozens of others had gone from the coal industry “into government as policy aides in Congress or officials of the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), which enforces safety standards.”18

And, according to the Post, “The movement between industry and government . . . has led to a regulatory system tilted toward coal company interests. That, [critics] say, has put miners at risk and left behind a flawed enforcement system that probably contributed to this month’s Massey Energy mine explosion in West Virginia.” As of this writing, Massey Energy is reportedly being investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation on suspicion that it bribed safety regulators to look the other way.19

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