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Jamie, <br /> <br />Given Bush's relationship with corporate America, I doubt this is a politically motivated investigation so much as it is probably a reluctant action due to overwhelming complaints from the captive shipper sector of our economy. <br /> <br />When you look at this from the macro-economic viewpoint, you begin to understand the notion that what's good for the railroads isn't necessarily good for the economy on the whole. The U.S. is in heated competition with the rest of the world for manufacturing retainment, and when the means of transportation in the U.S. is more costly than that for other nations, it can be a major contributor to manufacturers relocating overseas. We are all aware that it costs more for captive shippers to get their goods to port than it does in other countries. We are also constrained by our energy costs, and when the price of delivered coal goes up, the cost of energy also goes up, and that's one more factor in whether a company relocates or stays put. <br /> <br />No one wants to see the railroads go broke, but neither do we want to see all our manufacturing jobs leave. Since rail shippers represent a far larger portion of the GDP than do the railroads themselves, it makes sense for the feds to take action to prevent or reduce pricing factors for the costs of inputs and the transportation of U.S. goods to port.
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