“Can Kansas City build their own airport terminal and could a private corporation bulfd that Houston to Dallas high speed rail?”
High speed will never be built by a private company in our lifetimes. They lose money on just operating costs. Company would never recover the investment and keep losing money year after year just to operate it.
The subsidy required to operate light rail, commuter rail, and high speed rail are appalling.
“High speed will never be built by a private company in our lifetimes. They lose money on just operating costs. Company would never recover the investment and keep losing money year after year just to operate it.”
Well then the federal government should stay away from it.
Yep, if private investment isn’t justified, then it should at least be kept to the state level, with state-level decisions, where possible. And that IMO is where most of this stuff belongs. In truth, most states wouldn’t prioritize most of this stuff enough to invest in it either.