Gee. 68 billion dollars. Imagine what airlines serving those two cities will think about it. Targeted government funding that directly affects the business to which they’ve committed to serve - even with California’s added costs that might be involved?
If I was an airline corporate type I’d might be talking to them damn lawyers I have on staff to think about a lawsuit...you know...something about the Constitution and words like “equal protection [influence, preference, etc] under the law” and all that. Just a thought, you know.
Just a stab in the dark here, but if you asked a movie starlet whether she’d rather have a ride on a bullet train with the rabble to go get ‘recognized’ in SF versus a glamorous 1st Class plane ride and entourage accompanying, which one she’d rather have. I wonder.
While we’re at it I still come back to that 68 billion dollar price tag. Gee. I wonder how many desalinization plants could be built for that. How much potable water could be produced? Would it help out on California’s dire water situation?
It certainly is a conundrum...
Hey, no fair asking sensible questions.