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Greg; What is AMTRAK? It loses billions per year and still takes taxpayer subsidies. The building of the right of way and the trackage can all be supplied by the government, but is should be leased out to private enterprise to run it since the government has already proved it can't do it successfully nor profitably in passenger service. I believe freight service is already profitable.
If Amtrak got fair funding like the Highways and Airliners do it wouldn't have an issue. Amtrak Northeast , & Cali lines are profitable....the long distance lines are not profitable....
If Amtrak got fair funding like the Highways and Airliners do it wouldn't have an issue. Amtrak Northeast , & Cali lines are profitable....the long distance lines are not profitable....
Why should the government run a passenger railroad? Where in the Constitution is the authority for the government to operate a passenger rail service?
Private industry can likley do it better and probably less expensive than the government. AMTRAK should not be taxpayer be funded at all. Let the riders who use the service pay for the service.
Government should stay completely out of it... including right-of-way and trackage
But the right of way and trackage may be needed for national security so I have no problem with the government supplying these so long as private enteprise operates and maintains the system.
Where in the Constitution is the authority for the government to operate a passenger rail service?
Where in the constitution is the limit imposed on the government to refrain from such activities? Where in the constitution does it say that only private corporations should be responsible for all services?
Building high-speed trains will obviously create jobs. But they have potential to do even more. Say a high speed train gets built in rural Iowa. These folks would be able to commute to Chicago or St. Louis to work for a fraction of the time it would take to drive.
During previous recessions, people would pack up and move to cities with job growth. Now, due to the dismal housing market, people are less likely to move away.
These high-speed trains can change the way we think about commuting. They can let people in rural areas compete for jobs in the city.
U.S. unveils $53 billion in high-speed rail plan - Yahoo! News (http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110208/pl_nm/us_usa_transport_rail - broken link)
Right....because the U.S. rail system has already proven to be such a financial bonanza--with an estimated loss of $32 per passenger......
Why should the government run a passenger railroad? Where in the Constitution is the authority for the government to operate a passenger rail service?
Private industry can likley do it better and probably less expensive than the government. AMTRAK should not be taxpayer be funded at all. Let the riders who use the service pay for the service.
The Govt should have never interfered with the private RR's and set up unfair competition...
Where in the constitution is the limit imposed on the government to refrain from such activities? Where in the constitution does it say that only private corporations should be responsible for all services?
You make preposterous statements and lie about what I write and then move on to more BS. I don't know why I bother with your drivel.
You didn't answer my previous question. You just pose silly questions to deflect having to answer the ones I pose to you.
Try reading Article II section 8 if you can comprehend it.
Right....because the U.S. rail system has already proven to be such a financial bonanza--with an estimated loss of $32 per passenger......
There is a difference between the freight railroads which are doing okay considering the economy...and Amtrak.
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