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Re: Amtrak: Throw Dubious Accounting of Cost Under the Train
Author: Phoebe Snow's Boyfriend
Date: 11-30-2012 - 19:09

SPKid Wrote:
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> And don't think I don't like trains. As a kid I
> probably rode more trains than the average adult
> today, but I'm tired of the government putting us
> all further in debt to subsidize everything under
> the sun.

And I'm tired of a culture which singles out public transit and Amtrak, but ignores the subsidies for roads, highways & bridges, particularly in rural areas. The problem is that public transit and Amtrak funding is very visible whereas subsidies for automobile usage is more diffuse.

The National Safety Council estimates that the annual costs of injuries and deaths dues to automobile accidents is $800 billion. While some of these costs are privately born, much is also covered by the public. Unlike the funding for public transit you whine about, expenses associated with automobile accidents do not move one person, one mile.

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  Amtrak: Throw Money from the Train SPKid 11-30-2012 - 14:22
  Re: Amtrak: Throw Money from the Train Stash 11-30-2012 - 14:50
  Re: Amtrak: Throw Money from the Train 49 Yews 11-30-2012 - 15:29
  Re: Amtrak: Throw Dubious Accounting of Cost Under the Train BOB2 11-30-2012 - 15:29
  Re: Amtrak: Throw Dubious Accounting of Cost Under the Train SPKid 11-30-2012 - 16:07
  Re: Amtrak: Throw Dubious Accounting of Cost Under the Train Phoebe Snow's Boyfriend 11-30-2012 - 19:09
  Re: Amtrak: Throw Dubious Accounting of Cost Under the Train Michael Mahoney 11-30-2012 - 16:09
  Re: Amtrak: Throw Dubious Accounting of Cost Under the Train Severe Duty 11-30-2012 - 16:18
  Re: Amtrak: Throw Dubious Accounting of Cost Under the Train mook 11-30-2012 - 18:57
  Re: Amtrak: Throw Dubious Accounting of Cost Under the Train Drew Jacksich 11-30-2012 - 19:23
  Re: A couple of real gems: Peter Griffin 11-30-2012 - 20:44
  Roads vs. trains reality check 12-01-2012 - 08:29
  Re: reality check Severe Duty 12-01-2012 - 08:58
  Re: reality check Erik H. 12-02-2012 - 18:52
  Re: Amtrak: Throw Dubious Accounting of Cost Under the Train Phoebe Snow's Boyfriend 11-30-2012 - 21:23
  Re: Amtrak: Throw Dubious Accounting of Cost Under the Train Drew Jacksich 11-30-2012 - 23:42
  Re: Amtrak: Throw Dubious Accounting of Cost Under the Train mvs 12-01-2012 - 09:05
  Re: Amtrak: Throw Dubious Accounting of Cost Under the Train Ostrum 12-01-2012 - 16:43
  Re: Amtrak: Throw Dubious Accounting of Cost Under the Train David Smith 12-02-2012 - 10:28
  Re: Amtrak: Throw Dubious Accounting of Cost Under the Train synonymouse 12-02-2012 - 14:29
  Re: Amtrak: Throw Dubious Accounting of Cost Under the Train synonymouse 12-02-2012 - 14:30
  Re: A year of Amtrak=a week in Afghanistan=a month of direct crop susbidies BOB2 12-02-2012 - 15:58
  Re: Amtrak: Throw Dubious Accounting of Cost Under the Train MG42 12-04-2012 - 18:57
  Re: Amtrak: Throw Dubious Accounting of Cost Under the Train mook 12-05-2012 - 08:26
  Re: Amtrak: Throw Dubious Accounting of Cost Under the Train MG42 12-05-2012 - 16:29
  Re: Amtrak: Throw Dubious Accounting of Cost Under the Train *eyeroll* 12-07-2012 - 14:59
  Re: Learn from passenger train history Phoebe Snow's Boyfriend 12-02-2012 - 18:49
  Re: Learn from passenger train history Erik H. 12-02-2012 - 19:04
  Re: Learn from passenger train history Phoebe Snow's Boyfriend 12-02-2012 - 20:06
  Re: Learn from passenger train history mook 12-02-2012 - 20:27
  the simple truth Reality Check 12-03-2012 - 08:33
  Re: the simple truth Sad but true 12-13-2012 - 22:30
  Re: Amtrak: Throw Dubious Accounting of Cost Under the Train MG42 12-04-2012 - 18:52
  Re: Amtrak: Throw Dubious Accounting of Cost Under the Train OldPoleBurner 12-05-2012 - 16:36
  The ACTUAL Simple Truth Savvy College Student (Undergrad) 12-04-2012 - 17:19


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