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because they were losing the equivalent (in today's prices) of 1.4 BILLION pound per year. Coal mining union leaders knew this didn't add up to profits since the 1960's. Thatcher balanced budgets and reduced the economic decline of the UK in the 80's. She reduced the highest tax rate of 83% (ridiculous rate, no one should have to pay more than half their money to the government IMO) to 40%, which even liberals agree is fairer than 83%! Granted, not all of her policies were good (Falklands war was stupid, milk cuts to school budgets were horrible) but she did get the economy moving again and put the UK house in order. I'm not trying to justify all of her actions, but she did do some good to the country, and whether you agree with every thing she did or not, SHE HAD BALLS!

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