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[quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by greyhounds President Bush isn't anti passenger rail. I'll bet there are several hours per day that he doesn't even think about passenger trains even once. I've never heard him address the subject, but if I had to guess he'd resist spending other people's money to run trains when the people who use the trains won't pay for the trains. [/quote] Interesting view. I suppose the prez would object to "spending other people's money" on highways, since not all people will drive on them. And not all Americans will use O'Hare or DFW, but still the feds dump money into that money-losing system without cries about subsidies.. Funny how a man so opposed to public funding of worthwhile projects like passenger rail got his boost as a co-owner of the Texas Rangers from a city sales tax! Yup. He even lobbied for the tax. I guess his luxury sports team - something that an overwhelming majority of Americans would have no use for - gets funded while transporrtation, much more critical to the U.S. infrastructure, is ignored. BTW, you don't have to hear him personally speak on a topic to know what he's for or agin'. His budget hit man, MITCH DANIELS, the one who spearheaded the death of Amtrak, is now Gov. of Indiana. So Gabe, don't look for that rail-backward state to improve or fund any passenger rail service for the next 8 or so years. Maybe after their neighbors like OH and IL improve service, tiny IN will move into the 21st century.
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