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Chance to ride the rails is a dream come true
The Dispatch ^ | Thursday, September 02, 2010 | Barbara Presnell

Posted on 09/02/2010 3:11:27 PM PDT by Willie Green

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To: Wuli

As I understand it there are lots of little fees and taxes picked up by trucks that the rest of us never see. Things like licensing fees, super high ticket costs etc.


61 posted on 09/02/2010 6:03:36 PM PDT by cripplecreek (Remember the River Raisin! (look it up))
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To: Wuli
I asked for data and you give me more statements with no data to support them.

I'm sorry you don't know how to click a hotlink or use search engines. Here are some pages from the example source I provided...

Data, citations... Obviously, there's more out there.

Of course, the subsidy isn't just for trucking--it's for anyone using the highways. Gasoline taxes don't cover the costs. So it means that there's no true "free market" between modes of transport. If the subsidies were cut, rail would be more competitive. And this goes for air service, too, where taxpayers--not ticket buyers or air-freight users--pay to build airports, employ ATCs, etc.

62 posted on 09/02/2010 9:09:04 PM PDT by Gondring (Paul Revere would have been flamed as a naysayer troll and told to go back to Boston.)
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