My issue is that while the rail road is subsidized by my tax dollars; they are not competitive. I am a free market capitalist. If they can’t compete, then let them go broke.
I don't care about your libertarian issues.
I am a Fair Trade conservative.
I believe in competing on a level playing field.
We have subsidized highway and airline travel for 50 years while letting out passenger rail infrastructure languish.
Now we have to upgrade the passenger rail infrastructure to 21st Century performance standards so it can become more competitive and self-supporting.
Isn't throwing "conservative" into that mix a contradiction?