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Harry Caudill argued that eastern Kentucky needed a Kentucky Mountain Authority, much like the TVA. Any fly over the coal region of the mountains supports that.

Job creaters are absolutely vital, but so too are clean air and water and fair and safe labor practices. It can't be an either/or approach.

Caudill argued that about 40+ years ago. The absolute failure of Washington and Frankfort to do anything much at all to help E KY has nothing to do with not setting up yet another "authority." Didn't they declare war on poverty long long ago lol? All politicians have done is pump free stuff in here to buy votes and get re-elected.

Also, air and water in E KY is MUCH cleaner than 20 or 30 years ago. And the workplace is safer than ever, to the point that workplace safety isn't even one of the top 50 problems this country faces today...