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Author: Anonymoose
Date: 12-25-2024 - 00:00
"Microsoft and other private investors have contributed $150 million to the project. In December 2024, the project received a $49.7 million grant from the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA). The Washington State Legislature will also provide $5.5 million in state match funds."
Kill it now Wrote:
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> > Japan? Maybe not Japan. They boomed in the
> 1980s, then feel into prolonged
> > stagnation.
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> If HSR was such an economic boon and powerhouse,
> those who support it the strongest would have zero
> hesitation putting their own money into it as an
> investment.
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> The fact that NOT ONE HSR SUPPORTER worldwide has
> done so, speaks VOLUMES. Look at the Pacific
> Northwest "Cascadia Rail" bulls--- - the fact that
> Microsoft could literally pay for HSR with CASH in
> its bank accounts (leaving its billions and
> billions of illiquid assets untouched), but
> refuses to spend a single penny... The fact
> Amazon, Boeing, Intel, Nike...not ONE large
> Pacific Northwest corporation will spend a penny
> on it, and in fact they all want massive tax cuts.