Rail is the triple play of liberal politics:
1. Construction companies get paid tons of money for union labor to build these giant systems.
2. These systems require boatloads of maintenance, all of which is supplied by public sector union labor.
3. The jobs are used to prop up employment data stats.
In the end, transit has never made sense for any community below a certain population density. I can’t imagine, for example, NYC without the subway, or Boston without the T. For me, Chicago could have lived without the L, but honest men can differ on this.
Rail is PERMANENT employment for democrats. The more rail the better from the left’s perspective. This is why AGW is such a compelling premise for the left. It ties every liberal sinecure program together in a pseudo-scientific package.
“Rail is the triple play of liberal politics:...”
Exactly.
Yes.
Public transportation is not about effective timely transportation.
It’s about creating a larger more powerful nanny state.