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Actually wasn't it George and Paul and Ringo and etc... who kicked Elvis off the charts? Cut your hair! <br /> <br />I know what you mean about the Europe thing, if you recall that was in my introductory gripe. That thread was my attempt to inject logic into this whole debate. <br /> <br />Looks like we've got another like minded soul in the guise of Anthony "Sharpshooter". Talk about blunt! <br /> <br />Yes, on subsidies, everyone says trucks are subsidized, but they never want to discuss how they are subsidized, ie by infrastructure and not by operations, and so their proposals for Amtrak always fall flat on that battle cry of "level the playing feild, (but also pay for our gas!)". <br /> <br />(And their crews, and their water, and their locomotives, and their..... etc etc...) <br /> <br />Course, AAR isn't much better, did you hear them the other day? AAR head was testifying in Congress about how trucks need to pay their fair share. As if the weight mile tax was skewed in their favor?!?!?!? <br /> <br />Raise those taxes and there goes 1/3 of our freight capacity, as it'll drive the independents out of biz- great for Hunt though as they'll be booming with business and be able to pick up used semis really cheap. <br /> <br />Oops, off topic again! <br /> <br />The King has left the forum.
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