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(Mud's right. Jack_S, not sure you read it, but your reasoning strikes me as sound. BTS pretty much said the same thing.) <br /> <br />Before y'all go off half-cocked, you might want to read this thing? Unless you'd prefer to have the Wall Street Journal give you its finely varnished opinion because it confirms what you already believe. 'Tis a shame to corrupt a firmly held belief with a fact or two. <br /> <br />Here's the direct link to the report in question. <br /> <br />http://www.bts.gov/programs/federal_subsidies_to_passenger_transportation/pdf/entire.pdf <br /> <br />Mud, you might want to leapfrog to these rather interesting disclaimers: <br /> <br />http://www.bts.gov/programs/federal_subsidies_to_passenger_transportation/html/ <br />normalization_metrics.html <br /> <br />I've used BTS reports for more than 10 years. They are scrupulous about not overstating their data, and they didn' t this time, either. As for Mr. Robert Poole of the Reason Foundation, I can with confidence recommend him on for advice on astrological matters. <br /> <br />Hint: check out the way "subsidy" is defined. <br /> <br />Now I'm going to step back and enjoy the fun while forum members more ambitious than I extrapolate from this report conclusions it never reached. <br /> <br />OS
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