For pete’s sake, you never bothered to read the part of the post where I said he wanted private investment in this (because it could be profitable).
In addition, it would be part of the NE coastal passenger rail. And much of the Florida section would in fact be paid for by Florida; even right now we are working on getting county/local money to reopen and rehabilitate the old train station and also get some businesses there.
You may not like it, but there is a need for interconnectivity outside of Texas. Some people actually do need to travel outside of your state and (gasp!) may even need to travel somewhere on the East Coast. The reason that both the railroad barons and the US government invested in the original railroads that opened the West was to make economic interconnectivity possible, and I think this is still true today.
Our airports (which also receive federal monies) are massively overcrowded and for some relatively short distances, it is actually faster to take the train because the train usually starts and leaves from downtown and not an hour away from town, the way flights do. And the same is true of driving if you’re going someplace where you wont need to drive once you get there. Just get off the train and take a taxi to your meeting and there you are.
In short, this is simply one of the things that should be added to our ability to get around our country. It doesn’t have to be a government boondoggle, and I don’t see why there’s so much opposition to it (except, as I have mentioned, for the cases that are pure pork, and which should be vigorously opposed, as Mica is doing).
I-95. You’d be surprised where it runs.
You’re on the wrong website if you want to run up the national debt.
Again, pay for it locally, ALL OF IT. For people North of Florida, they can also pay for their segments...but, of course none of that will happen, since you guys simply want OUR MONEY for your trains.
Are you Willie Greens kid brother????????????
Let me put it another way. We are $14T in DEBT. Egypt is exploding and we’re getting real close to seeing $200 oil.
Two things will happen with oil at that price. Our economy will collapse even more and that $14T in debt will finally sink us, Argentina-style. And our highways will clear out, so there won’t be any more traffic jams. Sure, it will cost more to drive, but still MUCH LESS than trains will EVER COST.
And by the way, you really have to get with it. I’ve paid into Social Security for over 20 years. I told my wife that we will not see a penny of that, since it will be means-tested when I retire and I will likely have “the means”. I also told her that I would be fine with that, it just means living in a smaller house and travel less. Sure, I’d like the money - but the COUNTRY IS BROKE, and we need to forget about all of our fantasies. IT IS OVER.
Do the math on the $14T - that’s $45,000 for EVERY man, woman, and child in this country. That’s $180,000 of debt for every family of 4 in this country. WE ARE BROKE, and that doesn’t even factor in future debts for Social Security and Medicare.
Actually, Willie the federal government charges a tax on every plane passenger and they collect enough to pay for the comerical airports. But the low life congressmen use the fund to buy votes and they spend it on little county airports and building hangers and etc. For rich people. Ever read about the germ bag meritha and his private airport. The true location of welfare for the rich.
Overcrowded airports is hardly an excuse.
Why are airports overcrowded? Because enviro/marxist lawyers sue every time you try to build one anywhere.