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To: Willie Green

No Willie, those rail systems NEVER turn a profit. Why create them? And as for toll roads, states raid their gas tax funds for their pet projects, then come running to us to replace those funds.

Not no, but HELL NO!

I visited Florida a few years back. There you run into another toll road ever few miles. Going across and down the state may make you hit four to six toll booths.

What a fricken rip off.


25 posted on 07/17/2010 9:43:40 AM PDT by DoughtyOne (Latest most accurate Az Poll to date, of 14 likely voters: McCain 137%, Hayworth -37% (+/- 92%))
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To: DoughtyOne
No Willie, those rail systems NEVER turn a profit. Why create them?

Public Infrastructure isn't supposed to turn a profit, Ron.
Our airways and airports don't "turn a profit."
Our highways and roadways don't "turn a profit."
Our rivers, canals and waterways don't "turn a profit."
So why act like a silly libertarian and insist that passenger rail systems "turn a profit?"

29 posted on 07/17/2010 10:03:50 AM PDT by Willie Green (Save Money: Build High-Speed Rail & Maglev and help permanently ground Air Force One!!!)
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