RE: Amtrak's high-speed rail vision for 2040: New York to Washington in 96 minutes
Are you kidding?
"Trains Good -- Planes Bad" Whoo Whoo (No Agenda from me)
Ridiculous!! Expensive to build, horrifyingly expensive to maintain, will be outmoded and underutilized even before complete.
The purpose of Government funded "high speed rail" it to let it fail so that private industry (Burlington Northern mostly owned by none other than the already richest man in the world) can take over the roadbeds and run for-profit freight on them.
Does Amtrak have a successful record with any line? Remember to factor in the costs of maintaining the roadbed not just operational.
Let me help you with a fill in the blank test:
Select which one of the choices below the Federal government has implemented both effectively and with cost efficiency:
I am from the Government to help you ___________.
A. deliver the mail
B. provide health care to the elderly and veterans and the poor
C. keep your food and prescription drugs safe
D. educate your children
Give Up? NONE of them ....NONE
So, you think government run Amtrak is going to provide efficient effective low cost transportation? Try on some British health care!
Oh Please.
