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Re:Amtrak Explorer by wolverine876 on Thursday September 28, 2023 @10:23PM (#37698577)
Would you pay higher taxes for it?
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Re:Amtrak Explorer by burkaman on Thursday September 28, 2023 @10:36PM (#37698662)
I would. We could tax everyone like $20 a year and basically double federal Amtrak grants.
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Re:Amtrak Explorer by bombcar on Friday September 29, 2023 @09:35AM (#37704027)
The subsidy is about $2b, or $7 per person or $15 per household.

Some of that subsidy also indirectly goes to the freight railroads.

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