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In other words you are suggesting that high speed trains in America are 500 years away? The federal government already taxes the railroads. The state governments have sales taxes on Amtrak tickets. Amtrak pays both federal and state fuel taxes. What does Amtrak get? NOT MUCH! One of the reasons why you prefer to drive your car maybe because it is a cheap. Unlike Europe, most of Amerca's interstates are free. But if you had to pay a $2 toll to go around 100 miles along our interstates plus the cost of gasoline, you probably would not travel far on a turnpike, would you? More than likely you would rather fly or take the train, especially if the train went two to three times as fast as your car. Notice high speed trains have been very successful in Europe because of the tolls on their autobahns, not to mention their price for gasoline is four times what we pay. If you searched the Texas DOT web site, you will see that without any gas tax hikes, the state is considering placing toll booths on its free interstates, changing them into turnpikes. If you are so opposed to any tax increases, expect tolls in the future to maintain them. And get this, while what infrastructure we have now might be barely sufficient, do you really expect this infrastructure to be adequate when our populations doubles in the next 50-60 years? I am afraid high speed rail is coming quicker then you think!
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