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[quote]QUOTE: <i>Originally posted by gabe</i> <br /><br />From everything I have read about land grant railroads, I have a hard time believing railroads have received no assitance from the government in getting their start. I think it is fair to assert that many railroads received a bigger helping hand than did the air lines. <br /> <br />Gabe <br />[/quote] <br /> <br />If we can describe subsidies in the broad sense of being an act of government that allows entities to enhance their bottom line in a way not available to other entities, then we can also add the Staggers Act as a form of subsidy. Staggers allows railroads to charge monopoly prices where certain users are captive to that railroad. This is a scenario that is not available to any other transport mode.
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