Re: I like Hutch, he's okay, and he like trains.....
Author: B6sb
Date: 01-24-2018 - 12:12
Sgt. Joe Friday Wrote:
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> I post here occasionally, and seldom introduce
> politics. If any of you have read what I have to
> say on that subject, you'll notice that it's
> usually to lament that too many people on my side
> of the aisle (that would be the right) seem to
> think that beating up on Amtrak makes them look
> tough on spending. It doesn't. It makes them look
> like innumerate morons when Amtrak's $1.5 billion
> subsidy is viewed in the context of a $4 trillion
> budget. Shoot, Amtrak's subsidy could be doubled,
> and it would cost each and every American a
> whopping $10 per person a year. That's a bargain.
>
> Having said that, I find BOB2's comments to almost
> always be well thought out, insightful, and
> respectful. It's that kind of commentary that
> makes AP a daily read for me.
And unlike so many others, he knows what he's talking
about because he has "been there, done that" and has
been personally involved with so many things that people
expound about here but are clueless.