The level of disconnection some folks have for the life experiences of others is astounding at times.
For the record, I 100% do not concede this point.
Also I spent my early years as a pipe welding man in Oklahoma, so if you think you speak for some kind of fuel-producing working class I am here to inform you otherwise.
The lazy conclusion that you can just throw money at a problem and make it go away is just that. Those people need to be retrained and will need support as they are retrained, 100k isn't going to touch that. I wasn't speaking for anyone, just a long standing belief I've had about most blue collar jobs that people want to elimate. I said the same thing when Hillary Clinton said something equally as callous to coal miners.
Passive-aggressive "do something for the sake of doing something" legislation is harmful as it makes the law unclear, enables regulatory capture, and foments the current litigious landscape that only makes lawyers rich.