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<P mce_keep="true">[quote user="Maglev"] <P> Oh, come on Sam. Americans value nostalgia, and just for that reason we should keep long-distance trains running.</P> <P>Why else would the Smithsonian Institution receive $2.5 billion per year? <BR></P> <P>[/quote]</P> <P mce_keep="true">There is more than one side to the issue of whether Amtrak should continue to run long distance trains. I could just as easily argue that the amount of money lost by them, indeed Amtrak, is very small compared to the federal budget and deficit and, therefore, we should not worry about it. But this is a mindset that I don't agree with. Losing a little bit of money here and there is not a smart way to run a business or the government.</P> <P>Amtrak could save approximately $515 million per year if it discontinued the long distance trains. Using 2050 as a target date, the annual savings would equal $21.1 billion on a straight line basis and $103.1 billion compounded. This would pay for the relocation of the UP's trains around Austin and a whole lot more. </P> <P mce_keep="true"> </P>
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