Edit post

Edit your reply below.

Post Body
Enter your post below.
I always think it's funny that railfans want everybody else to subsidize their hobby. We have cultural districts paid for by taxpayers for the 5% of the population that go to the opera. etc. etc. I have an old railroad depot in my home town that desperately needs refurbishing into a museum. I sure wish someone else would pay for it. The fact is I love riding trains but the government (us) subsidy per passenger is ridiculous. It's somewhere in the range of $200 per passenger carried. Then everbody complains they pay too much in taxes. The fact is our government spends too much now & adding a national AMpenny or whatever isn't gonna save anything as long as everything the government subsidizes wastes about 30% of what they get. We ought to eliminate subsidies for everything from amtrak to farmers to corporations to airports to old people and then we could afford to pay for everything ourselves. Instead of always putting your hand out try helping yourself for once. The last time I rode I couldn't afford the sleeper and coach is ridiculous with kids running up and down the aisles etc. I would pay a premium for a first class coach but it's not available. Hope I sufficiently p****ed everyone off equally. John
Tags (Optional)
Tags are keywords that get attached to your post. They are used to categorize your submission and make it easier to search for. To add tags to your post type a tag into the box below and click the "Add Tag" button.
Add Tag