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Old 09-28-2012, 08:55 PM
 
Location: NJ
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The Northeastern division runs on profit ... that's not a question... Highways , Airports , Roads don't operate on profit... Amtrak only losses money on Long Distances lines , its tried to get rid of them but Rural republicans have stopped every attempt since their towns would loss service.
the NEC runs on a profit if you dont factor in their capital expenditure. i believe there was $60 million in annual profit and about $328 million in captail expense annually. that may be a profit in government terms, but in the private world you cant really go on like that.
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Old 09-29-2012, 03:20 AM
 
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how about we move all the welfare people who dont work into the rural parts and they can sit home and watch Springer and the View and put the working people in the cities and we will be happy to bike and walk to the jobs!!!!
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Old 09-29-2012, 07:28 AM
 
Location: NJ
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how about we move all the welfare people who dont work into the rural parts and they can sit home and watch Springer and the View and put the working people in the cities and we will be happy to bike and walk to the jobs!!!!
but i wouldnt want to live in a city or rely on public transportation.
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Old 09-29-2012, 07:30 AM
 
Location: Out in the Badlands
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The station I use has jumped 20 cents a gallon in one week...are we headed for $4 a gallon..
He He too bad the POTUS and his friends did not approve the new cross country pipeline....too much bowing to the Sheiks...
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Old 09-29-2012, 08:45 PM
 
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how about we move all the welfare people who dont work into the rural parts and they can sit home and watch Springer and the View and put the working people in the cities and we will be happy to bike and walk to the jobs!!!!
Nobody said you couldnt move in with them. Whats stopping you?
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Old 09-29-2012, 08:47 PM
 
Location: Lakewood, NJ
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how about we move all the welfare people who dont work into the rural parts and they can sit home and watch Springer and the View and put the working people in the cities and we will be happy to bike and walk to the jobs!!!!
Springer is still on TV? Really?
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Old 09-29-2012, 08:49 PM
 
Location: On the Rails in Northern NJ
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He He too bad the POTUS and his friends did not approve the new cross country pipeline....too much bowing to the Sheiks...
Which would have fed into the Port of Houston and shipped to China and India...the Gas Fields up in Canada are owned by the Chinese...its the same with the Coal and Gas Fields in Africa and Australia the Chinese own them...which is scary...
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Old 09-30-2012, 08:34 AM
 
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Which would have fed into the Port of Houston and shipped to China and India...the Gas Fields up in Canada are owned by the Chinese...its the same with the Coal and Gas Fields in Africa and Australia the Chinese own them...which is scary...
why is that scary exactly?
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Old 09-30-2012, 08:40 AM
 
Location: On the Rails in Northern NJ
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why is that scary exactly?
They own most of the worlds resources...even some of the water....
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Old 09-30-2012, 08:52 AM
 
Location: NJ
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They own most of the worlds resources...even some of the water....
i dont think thats accurate, but even if it was; why is it scary?
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