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Bush tells miners to go fuck themselves, he’s too busy fellating the mining industry.

In its drive to foster a more cooperative relationship with mining
companies, the Bush administration has decreased major fines for safety
violations since 2001, and in nearly half the cases, it has not
collected the fines, according to a data analysis by The New York Times.

Federal records also show that in the last two years the federal mine
safety agency has failed to hand over any delinquent cases to the
Treasury Department for further collection efforts, as is supposed to
occur after 180 days.

And in case you’re better with pictures, here you go. 

"Operators know that it’s cheaper to pay the fine than to fix the
problem," Mr. Addington said. "But they also know the cheapest of all
routes is to not pay at all. It’s pretty galling." 

U.S. Is Reducing Safety Penalties for Mine Flaws [NY Times]

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