Yeah, a what a "waste" to build high-speed trains... I don't even understand how such a gigantic country can even exist without a safe, quick and inexpensive way to transport its citizens (so not by plane or by car).

Safe? Shall we use BART as an existing example of that?

Quick? No. Fast maybe. It’s hard to replicate the quickness of jumping into your car and hopping onto the freeway to get somewhere. Little or no planning required. Yeah the train if it is deployed as envisioned would be faster.

Inexpensive? The latest estimate is 107 Billion. Hardly inexpensive.

How many citizens has the California High Speed Rail project transported?

You are an active detriment to progress

Progress is a very subjective term. It’s very okay that your view of progress is different than mine.

How exactly does your opinion on transit exempt itself from being subjective?

Some aspects of progress are subjective but mass transit isn't