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The California high speed rail project is a massive land/power grab project that will be eminent domain on steroids, and a huge windfall for various well connected people/politicians. Cali needs it like another hole in the head,

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I’m sure it plays to all the “right” constituencies:

high tech crony capitalists
unionized construction workers
statists who desire to get rid of personal vehicles
carbon fearing nut jobs