[nascarnation]

I disagree very much.
Cars and motorcycles represent individual freedom and prosperity.
Public transportation represents the socialist quest to control the populace.

[hellbender]

Did you actually read my post? I'm not defending publicly-financed trains to nowhere. I'm bewailing the fact that govt. killed our fabulous network of private railroads. Trains are the most efficient way of moving cargo on land. The only cheaper way of moving things is by boat. If someone is going the same place as thousands of other people, it makes no sense to ride a car with one or two passengers.

And don't kid yourself that our highway system and all the other infrastructure dedicated to cars wasn't heavily subsidized by the govt.