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[quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by Big_Boy_4005 [quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by jeaton I like to do the math. The Amtrak subsidy at $1.8 Billion the the cost per person living in the US is $6.25. So for my family of three that's $18.25 or about one fifth of my monthly cable bill. Family share for some other items? $114 for the airline bailout last year; $520.92 for highway expenses not covered by gas taxes and tolls; $937.50 for whatever in Iraq. A member of congress opposed to Amtrak so there can be another big round of tax cuts? Priceless. [/quote] Very interesting numbers, I guess the one that bothers me the most of course is the last one. We have created this huge infrastructure in this country, much of which is in need of repair, but we are busy fixing the infrastructure of Iraq. Does anyone else see a problem here, or is it just me?[:(][V][B)][:0][}:)] [/quote] I find it strange that the best political thinkers are not politicians at all. I think it's pitiful and enraging that we have jobless and homeless people all over this country and yet Bush and Congress send several billion dollars to Iraq (they should rebuild their own country if they don't want us in there) and comes up with a moronic plan to send a shuttle to Mars. We need to stop being the world's "babysitter" and let the world take care of its problems, and America take care of America's problems.
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