[muawiyah]

That's one way to think about it. On the other hand, 100% of the budget for the Department of Education is "stolen", as is nearly all of that managed by the Department of Commerce.

And then there's the question of all the benefits that should be flowing back into the Department of Defense coffers given all the new imperial territories recently opened up for looting (/sarcasm /cynicism).

Amtrak user fees (fares) provide a greater percentage of their agency costs than just about every other agency of government in this country.

[patton]

Are you on drugs, or just bad at math? Buy a ticket on Amtrack, you pay 1/7th of the cost - I pay the rest?

This is the best ROI you can find?