Re:China’s Built a Railroad to Nowhere in Kenya
by rayiner on Saturday July 20, 2019 @07:02PM
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California built a railroad to nowhere in Fresno. Same central planning mentality.
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Re:China’s Built a Railroad to Nowhere in Kenya
by redis_mlc on Saturday July 20, 2019 @07:26PM
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> Same central planning mentality.
The high-speed rail project was never viable to build in 2019.
California already has a successful high-speed transit project - it's called Southwest Airlines.
However, the high-speed rail problem is the exact opposite of a central planning issue.
If the state government had enough power, it could fund and eminent domain all the property needed.
Instead, private contractors are in charge of the project, and money comes (and goes) at the whim of the Trump (federal) government.
From a political standpoint, transit projects are just pension rewards for supporters. That a member of the public could actually get from Point A to Point B is irrelevant.