Rand Paul: Mine safety regulations aren't needed since "no one will apply" for jobs at dangerous mines

Kentucky's extremist GOP Senate candidate, Rand Paul, has said, "I believe business should be left alone from government." That even extends to his state's own accident prone mines, as TP reports:

In April, two miners were killed at the Dotiki Mine in Western Kentucky after the mine's roof collapsed. The non-union mine had been cited for 840 safety violations by federal inspectors since 2009, and the Kentucky Office of Mine Safety and Licensing issued 31 orders to close sections of the...

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Published on August 03, 2010 08:28
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