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I still wonder why some haven't jumped all over the idea about the U.S. shelling out $10 Billion for the Iraqi RR, in the same light "those" are grilling Amtrak. Is that Ok, while letting Amtrak die? And, all of the foreign aid we give to other nations, I say, indirectly supports those foreign railroads. Because, most foreign railroads are subsidized by their gov't. that receives "foreign aid" from the good 'ol USA. Why has it always been we have plenty of $$$ for everyone else outside of our borders, but, not for those inside our borders?? How about more "USA aid" and less "foreign aid"? Plus, I still don't understand all of the negative aspects about Amtrak on a train fan's bulletin board. Why is Amtrak an "evil" mode of transportation, but, it's Ok for the airlines and the highways to receive the biggest chunks of the transportation budget? We have tunnels that date back to the Civil War, catenary poles that were placed in the 1930's, etc. But, then again, I know there are some states who say we don't benefit from Amtrak, so, why should "our" tax dollars go into that? And, as before, I've stated, I'm sure some of my federal tax dollars over the years have been spent in states that in no way Maryland would benefit from. Amtrak wasn't setup to succeed - at least not by what has been granted in the past years, and, what needs to be done now after years and years of postponed repairs. Plus, I don't think anyone on the Pres. Bush's Amtrak committee is pro-Amtrak. The deck is stacked against Amtrak. But, still, I don't want to lose my job, but, if the gov't. feels they want to do away with Amtrak, ok, do it. Let the northeasterners, and, the rail commuters in the other states across the country jump into their cars and take to the highways, burn more gasoline, drive the prices of gas up even more, add to the highway congestion, and make your drive that much longer going to and from work. Either pull this nagging toothache, or, do a little drilling to save the tooth. But, keep in mind, "our" tax dollars will still be going outside of our borders to support foreign railroads, as their riders may say "thank you America".
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