President Trump should just automatically deny funding to these rail and transit systems.
For the past 2 weeks, the local politicians have been harping on the need for renovation of the local rail station. The cost would be north of $86 million. Someone one did a study and found that only 108 people use the system on a daily basis. This works out to $796K per passenger. The politicians won’t let this go. (I suspect it means jobs for cronies and relatives during the 2 years of renovation work).
One of the local talk radio guys suggested that we simply give each daily rider a Cadillac Escalade at a cost of $73K each. It would be cheaper by more than 10X.
It is exactly the right thing for President Trump to deny funding for these type of money pit projects.
Sell them to Warren Buffett. What remains would be top notch.