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Originally Posted by Baraka_Guru
You mean like highways and airports?
I don't see why subsidies would be a problem considering the benefits.
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There are no benefits if its a losing proposition.
To be truly beneficial to society, it needs to be self sufficient. The proposed high speed rail lines will only serve major metropolitan areas, should the tax burden be increased for all? I've been to Europe and Japan and I am a firm believer in revolutionizing this country's mass transit. However, I can't see building a rail system that will require government subsidies in order to keep it operational. Regardless of that decisions were made in the past, future funding must be consideration for any new infrastructure investment. Otherwise, we are just setting the country up for a future of required spedning to fund otherwise bad investments.