I have suggested similar things. The high-speed rail is insane. Better to spend money on improving current highways into metro areas. In the SF Bay Area, highway 880 is perpetually bottlenecked, despite recent addition of a lane. We need improved roads and more bridges. Spend the money this way, and it'll be far cheaper and more efficent than high-speed rail to nowhere. I've driven the SF to LA route many times, as well as flying. It works. If I want to be there quick, I fly, and it takes an hour. Stop the high-speed rail boondoggle!
You are 100% correct.
We need more and wider freeways.
Nah, high speed rail is a good idea. however putting government in charge and making tax payers foot the bill is a recipe for disaster.
The problem is the gub'ment will not allow private enterprise to operate such a system in the USA. Because if they were to prove successful it would put the government run mass transit monopoly in danger of being handed over to private enterprise.
“Improved roads and more bridges” was the liberal solution 60 years ago. Why double down on liberalism?