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12. Money wasted on subsidizing coal mines

Sat Mar 3, 2018, 12:10 PM

Mar 2018

is better spent retraining miners for other hands on skilled trades if they're willing to do it.

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Management versus front end design, I know ProudLib72 Mar 2018 #14

I know both . . . Ms. Toad Mar 2018 #15

Depends on the language and company IronLionZion Mar 2018 #10

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"Demand For Oncologists Skyrockets" will be putting it mildly.. KY_EnviroGuy Mar 2018 #6

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