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Re:Venetians are pondering raising their entire city by bryananderson on Monday May 29, 2023 @09:52AM (#36113971)
> But the alternative is not a project done right. It's a project than never got started because no one saw opportunity for personal gain in it. Think of all the places that don't have high speed rail projects, let alone high speed rail.

The alternative is absolutely a project done right—that’s why working high speed rail exists all over the world! The US is not the only place that exists.

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Re:Venetians are pondering raising their entire city by scotty79 on Monday May 29, 2023 @05:09PM (#36118132)
> that’s why working high speed rail exists all over the world!

I can assure you that they weren't built corruption free. The US might have worst corruption because it has the most money to bleed off on the side.

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