Re: Restoring Passenger Rail Service To Monterey
Author: stash
Date: 08-09-2013 - 17:35
Don't put words in my mouth. Just face facts: Amtrak has been fighting for a minimal subsidy for over four decades. It appears politicians are tightwads when subsidies to rail are mentioned.
Eddie Elkins Wrote:
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> stash Wrote:
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> > but the service would need a subsidy since the
> riders
> > cannot pay for it.
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> Oh, you're one of THOSE people!
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> Pardon me while I go drive my car over a
> taxpayer-supported highway to pick up my kid at a
> taxpayer-supported school, possibly being pulled
> over by a taxpayer-supported policeman because I
> didn't yield quickly enough in getting out of the
> way of a taxpayer-supported firetruck on its way
> to a fire. I'll be passing by the
> taxpayer-supported airport and, hopefully, the
> taxpayer-supported air traffic controller will be
> able to land all the planes safely enough that
> they won't crash on top of my car.
>
> But trains are expected to be self-supporting.
> Heaven forbid if they might need a subsidy.