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Re: Cal Zeph(y)rer incident at Elko last night?
Author: OPRRMS
Date: 05-21-2011 - 19:11
Juppo Wrote:
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> Amtrak is not underfunded. Its not up for
> negotiation. Those of us who have worked for them
> in any will attest to this.
That became quite clear to me early on during my employment with Amtrak in 1986 and 1987. The creedo seemed to be to spend as much money as you could and make no attempt to curb costs, because if you didn't spend every bit of your budget, you wouldn't get it the next time around.
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> Amtrak is not underfunded. Its not up for
> negotiation. Those of us who have worked for them
> in any will attest to this.
That became quite clear to me early on during my employment with Amtrak in 1986 and 1987. The creedo seemed to be to spend as much money as you could and make no attempt to curb costs, because if you didn't spend every bit of your budget, you wouldn't get it the next time around.
