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Re: Southwest Chief Question
Author: What Are You Paying For?
Date: 09-04-2012 - 20:53

Amtrak Rider Wrote:
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> They would do it, but they don't have the money.
> It is $100 million up front plus $10 million per
> year. And the states say they don't have the money
> either.

"According to the Center for Defense Information, the estimated cost of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan will reach $1.29 trillion by the end of fiscal year 2011." The budgeted amount for 2011 was $170 Billion. --Infoplease

Amtrak asked for 2.6 billion of funding for 2011. -- Amtrak

So, for the cost of one year of the war(s), Amtrak could be financed for 65 years. Or, Amtrak costs about six days of the war.

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  Southwest Chief Question MP 44.7 09-04-2012 - 01:46
  Re: Southwest Chief Question Amtrak Rider 09-04-2012 - 02:19
  Re: Southwest Chief Question Brian 09-04-2012 - 11:20
  Re: Southwest Chief Question Jim Speaker 09-04-2012 - 11:56
  Re: Southwest Chief Question J 09-04-2012 - 12:47
  Re: Southwest Chief Question Pdxrailtransit 09-04-2012 - 13:24
  Re: Southwest Chief Question What Are You Paying For? 09-04-2012 - 20:53
  Re: Southwest Chief Question Jim Speaker 09-07-2012 - 19:08


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