Re:Amtrak Could Turn a Profit for the First Time
by lazyasciiart on Sunday November 17, 2019 @09:40PM
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Because rural voters hate the idea of taxes at all and so when given the option they will literally vote to ban metro areas from taxing themselves as they just did in WA.
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Re:Amtrak Could Turn a Profit for the First Time
by bluGill on Monday November 18, 2019 @10:33AM
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Why should rural voters pay for a city's transport system? At least city people do drive the rural roads between cities. (though I will agree they are overbuilt - but rural residents would be happy with cheap gravel roads they can afford)
Re:Amtrak Could Turn a Profit for the First Time
by MiroF on Monday November 18, 2019 @02:05PM
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> rural residents would be happy with cheap gravel roads they can afford
doubt it. regardless, federal government revenue goes disproportionately towards funding rural services and welfare, including many services that city residents don't use at all. federal funding of a city's transport system would still not shift that balance.
regardless, you missed the point of the parent comment.
Re:Amtrak Could Turn a Profit for the First Time
by lazyasciiart on Monday November 18, 2019 @12:47PM
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I think you missed the point. These rural voters have passed an initiative that bans a metro area from taxing the metro area to build transit.