If you're willing to subsidize all that through the federal govt that could work in the short term, but in the long term you need some sort of industry to sustain the economy there. You can't sustain an economy long term just on infrastructure.
But also, forgive me for being cynical but what do you think the likelihood of us being that proactive are? And do you think people in WV are just going to trust that after coal is gone the govt is going to step in and save them?
The place is already a depressed hell hole as it is and so they are going to cling on to the one remaining industry they have with all dear life. You should expect nothing else. So getting mad at their Congress guy for sticking up for coal is like getting mad at the scorpion for stinging you. Until the situation there changes, expect nothing different.
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