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[quote user="aricat"]The question is will business travelers use high speed rail;[/quote]   I am not sure who is asking that question or what the question means.  Of course business travelers will use HRS.  Every conceivable type of traveler will use it for every conceivable purpose.  Cats and dogs will use it.  But the question and the answer, in that context, are meaningless.   <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p> I suspect the question is a response to an assertion put forth by the proponents of HSR saying that HSR is justified by the assumption that it will attract a substantial number of business travelers who would otherwise fly or drive.   <o:p></o:p> The question should be this:  Will HSR attract a large enough number of business travelers who would otherwise fly or drive, to make HSR profitable or be able to be built and operated without a public subsidy?   But I suspect that the proponents’ assertion that begs the question does not go that far.  The assertion probably stops at attracting a substantial number, and argues that even if HSR does not turn a profit, it is justified by taking a substantial number of cars off of the roads.  Moreover, nobody can argue whether a number is substantial or not.
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