Re: Passenger Rail in the US vs. Spain - Brace Yourself For Where Spain Started From
Author: Why can't we do it?
Date: 03-23-2023 - 15:33
let's nuance that a little Wrote:
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> Spain and Italy are on the poorer side of Europe
Voila. Land is cheap. Not so in California. There's the answer.
Had we built HSR in 1820 (when land in California had zero value)...but it isn't 1820, it's 2023, and land in California is expensive. Throw in expensive labor and everything regulated to extremes (thus more expensive)...