Re: [Fwd: Re: AUT: Re: Selma James Name Change]

[Doug Henwood <dhenwood@xxxxxxxxx>]

Montyneill wrote:

>If mining is so socially useful, why don't more people eager to go into the
>mines, etc. Really, this is a non-arguement. Why don't more people do lots of
>socially difficult, low (or no) waged work?

By coincidence, I just got back from a visit to Sudbury, Ontario, which,
besides being home to Laurentian University, is one of the great nickel
mining centers of the world. Miners there start at $23/hr, and the typical
miner makes $80,000-100,000 a year. No women underground, though; I suspect
that if they were allowed to, lots would give up the toilet brush for a
trip a mile or two underground.

Doug




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