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A company hoping to help California with its high-speed rail built one in North Africa instead, saying the region was ‘less politically dysfunctional’
Business Insider ^
| 9 OCT 22
| Hannah Getahun
Posted on 10/11/2022 2:29:28 PM PDT by Salman
The Société nationale des chemins de fer français (SNCF), a French state-owned railroad operator, came to California in hopes of helping the state build a high-speed rail system from Los Angeles to San Francisco but left for North Africa in 2011 because the region was 'less politically dysfunctional' than the Golden State.
Within 7 years, they built a functioning high-speed rail system in Morocco, the New York Times reported.
California sought to have the first high-speed rail system in the country, but a new report from the Times showed political disagreement on the train's route slowed the ambitious project to a near halt — and raised construction costs by billions.
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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Editorial; Front Page News; Government; US: California
KEYWORDS: california; chat; democrats; france; highspeedrail; losangeles; morocco; newsom; northafrica; notnews; sanfrancisco; sidebarabuse; sncf; williegreen
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posted on
10/11/2022 2:29:28 PM PDT
by
Salman
To: Salman
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posted on
10/11/2022 2:32:27 PM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire, or both.)
To: Salman
They need to high speed rail it out of caulifourkneeyuh ASAP.
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posted on
10/11/2022 2:33:16 PM PDT
by
rktman
(Destroy America from within? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this? 😕)
To: BenLurkin
“Round up the usual suspects”
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posted on
10/11/2022 2:33:27 PM PDT
by
RatRipper
To: Salman
They were just speaking the truth. There are a lot of African leaders who are smarter and wiser and easier to work with than Gavin Newsom.
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posted on
10/11/2022 2:36:42 PM PDT
by
Governor Dinwiddie
(LORD, grant thy people grace to withstand the temptations of the world, the flesh, and the devil.)
To: Salman
Why deal with a libtard hellhole when you can go to a third world country?
Regressive Libtardism
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posted on
10/11/2022 2:36:56 PM PDT
by
NWFree
(Somebody has to say it 🤪)
To: Salman
This is going to be solid gold for adds against Gov Oldsum if he runs in 2024.
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posted on
10/11/2022 2:40:21 PM PDT
by
IAGeezer912
(One out of every 20 people on the face of the earth are Americans. We have won life's lottery.)
To: Salman
Morocco, a 3rd World Nation, Started after California, finished in 7 years and has a running bullet train, while California has NO bullet train and WON’T for many, many years..... Yet, YET California believes it runs the world..... 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
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posted on
10/11/2022 2:40:40 PM PDT
by
Lockbox
(politicians, they all seemed like game show hosts to me.... Sting)
To: Governor Dinwiddie
“There are a lot of African leaders who are smarter and wiser and easier to work with than Gavin Newsom.”
Yeah, the Africans probably tell you right upfront how much you need to pay in bribes and who to make the checks out to.
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posted on
10/11/2022 2:47:45 PM PDT
by
Boogieman
To: Salman
Completely in control of the state democrat party and the democrat governor but it’s ‘politically dysfunctional’. It’s because all of the fatcat democrat looters want their cut of the grift.
The citizens of Cali are sure getting a railroad ride even without the trains.
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posted on
10/11/2022 2:47:58 PM PDT
by
Bullish
(Rot'sa Ruck America. )
To: IAGeezer912
Nothing will stop grifter Newsome from getting the democrat nod in ‘24. The dem voters are that stupid and they don’t care about truth or evidence.
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posted on
10/11/2022 2:50:19 PM PDT
by
Bullish
(Rot'sa Ruck America. )
To: Salman
The Moroccans expect a train. California residents don’t.
To: Lockbox
WON’T for many, many years....
But when the first part is completed by the end of the decade, you’ll be able to get from Bakersfield to Merced in only an hour or so!!
/s
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posted on
10/11/2022 2:52:18 PM PDT
by
hanamizu
To: Bullish
If you are a taxpayer in California, this all has to be a feature, not a bug!
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posted on
10/11/2022 2:56:41 PM PDT
by
rlmorel
(Nolnah's Razor: Never attribute to incompetence that which is adequately explained by malice.)
To: Salman
Current day Morocco is more open to engineering projects than current day California. I know Morocco is a monarchy but one could argue the the one-party state of California ia a de facto monarchy too.
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posted on
10/11/2022 3:01:09 PM PDT
by
Rummyfan
(In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man. )
To: Lockbox
Morocco, a 3rd World Nation, Started after California, finished in 7 years and has a running bullet train, while California has NO bullet train and WON’T for many, many years..... Yet, YET California believes it runs the world..... That project is never going to be completed and think of the billions spent. A lot of contractors and lobbyists have gotten filthy rich from it.
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posted on
10/11/2022 3:02:59 PM PDT
by
Rummyfan
(In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man. )
To: rlmorel
I AM a taxpayer here and it’s no “feature” to be ripped off while they destroy my state through politics.
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posted on
10/11/2022 3:10:14 PM PDT
by
Bullish
(Rot'sa Ruck America. )
To: Salman
To: Salman
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posted on
10/11/2022 3:16:20 PM PDT
by
Libloather
(Why do climate change hoax deniers live in mansions on the beach?)
To: Salman
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posted on
10/11/2022 3:16:53 PM PDT
by
Rummyfan
(In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man. )
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