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[quote user="henry6"] Unfortunately Sam, there are many who are, or think they are, proponants of "unfettered capitalism".  This is because they don't know and understand history, they don't know and understand what actually is how the US...and most of the world...actually operates, and they are just plain don't understand what they are talking about but are espousing views the picked up from talk radio.  I am presently rereading (for at least the fourth time) William Helmer's RIP VAN WINKLE RAIROADS about the railraods proposed and built to conquor the Catskill Mountains of NY in the 19th and 20th Century.  Capitalism was the catylist and promotor while government provided the surveys (US Army), the bonding, the authority, the loans, the permissions, the abilities so that private enterprise could have this privilige and real estate.  If there hadn't been local, state, and federal activiies in these areas capitalism could never have accomplished the feat.  Likewise if capitalism wasn't the catylist and promotor, the question could be would any progress have been made,would railroads have been built?  After all this, the monopolistic hold railroads had led to organizations like the Grange to take thier plight to the government to create controls lke the ICC to reign in the powers of capitalism.  Its all in our history, just read it. [/quote] I graduated from Penn State with a degree in history and economics.  I was an honor student and a member of Phi Alpha Theta, which is the history honor society.  I have maintained my interest in history and have read an average of 25 to 30 serious history works every year since graduation. I don't listen to talk radio.  I don't have a television.  I am reasonably familiar with the economic development of the United States. At the end of the day, however, it does not matter.  The question is where does it make sense to support passenger rail?  And what role, if any, should the government play?
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