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Re: California high speed rail segment
Author: Hutch 7.62
Date: 09-23-2012 - 10:15
Rich Hunn Wrote:
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> I'm a Republican and I'm not anti-rail, I'm just
> anti building something that's going to require
> huge amounts of subsidy to continue it's operation
> once it's built. You can't expect the taxpayers
> to continue to pay more and more taxes, it's the
> path to a very nasty future confrontation. I'm
> all for building a system which at least would
> cover it's operating expenses plus some retained
> for future maintenance. I find it hard to believe
> that HSR would do that regardless of the many
> promises made to the contrary.
Totally agree. Seems some think this state is a money tree and most don't have an idea on how to run a railroad let alone build and maintain it. I once heard a rumor that there was an Idea to build HSR to Truckee. Whom ever thought of that idea clearly must have been sleeping on the bus to Reno.
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> I'm a Republican and I'm not anti-rail, I'm just
> anti building something that's going to require
> huge amounts of subsidy to continue it's operation
> once it's built. You can't expect the taxpayers
> to continue to pay more and more taxes, it's the
> path to a very nasty future confrontation. I'm
> all for building a system which at least would
> cover it's operating expenses plus some retained
> for future maintenance. I find it hard to believe
> that HSR would do that regardless of the many
> promises made to the contrary.
Totally agree. Seems some think this state is a money tree and most don't have an idea on how to run a railroad let alone build and maintain it. I once heard a rumor that there was an Idea to build HSR to Truckee. Whom ever thought of that idea clearly must have been sleeping on the bus to Reno.
