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Stimulus and high speed rail?
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<P mce_keep="true">Those who are pleased by the increased spend on high speed rail or other passenger rail in the stimulus package might want to keep the following in mind. The national debt burden in the U.S., following implementation of the stimulus package, will be approximately $12.4 trillion dollars. That works out to $160,113 per taxpayer with a tax obligation. The burden will be laid off on our children and grand children.</P> <P mce_keep="true">I would be a little more enthusiastic about the spend if I thought it would result in a commercial passenger rail system that had a chance of paying at least the operating costs, although I would prefer one that paid all the costs.</P>
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