I know a good deal of Republicans want the government to take an active role in protecting the coal industry, but another large number of conservatives, myself included, simply don't want government actively trying to kill the industry and making it harder for coal to compete. I understand that the industry is largely declining due to cheaper natural gas and other competing energy sources, and that's fine, but we shouldn't have the government stepping in trying to hasten the process of that decline. That was my problem during the Obama years; not that we should be engaging in protectionism. If coal is dying, let it die on its own.
i largely agree with that.although at this point i'm basically ok with the tariffs. at least as far as china is concerned
