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does amtrak make a profit or are they still being subsidised by the Govornment
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<p><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;">[quote user="henry6"]</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;">The purveyor of the ;product or service receives the subsidy be it running a train, boat, plane or bus or raising hogs or corn or selling gadgets...if the priced paid by the end user is less than what the purveyor needs and the government makes up that difference, then you have a subsidy. Right? </span></span></p> <div style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></span></div> <p><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;">[/quote] </span></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;">Well yes maybe in that case, but you are introducing something new to the argument. In my apple example, I never said anything about the price paid by the end user being lower what the purveyor needs. If that were the case, there would be something fundamentally flawed in the economics of the transaction. If the purvayor needs more, he or she should charge more. Then if the customer won't accept the price increase, the purveyor needs to get a second job.</span></span></p> <p> </p>
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