/news/2011/02/08/high-speed-rail-a-boneheaded-investment-2/ Building and Construction News in Portland, Oregon and the Pacific Northwest Sat, 25 Jun 2011 06:41:19 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.6 /news/2011/02/08/high-speed-rail-a-boneheaded-investment-2/#comment-99714 Tue, 08 Feb 2011 23:05:14 +0000 /?p=67126#comment-99714 Well put, Cab.

]]> /news/2011/02/08/high-speed-rail-a-boneheaded-investment-2/#comment-99713 Tue, 08 Feb 2011 22:43:20 +0000 /?p=67126#comment-99713 It’s always kind of strange that Rail the only transportation system in the US actually created by the private market gets criticized for receiving subsidizes. So where was everyone when the largest subsidized socialist project on earth was developed in the US highway system? We pour billions of public money into road and air infrastructure yet rail languishes on the hand me downs, if lucky. How could rail ever compete against such historic public subsidy. I see nothing wrong with leveling the playing field just a tiny bit to provide a little choice. The efficiencies of rail alone should qualify it as smart public investment ideally suited to the ever increasing density corridors within the US. It will also play a great roll in taking pressure off the already taxed air system.

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