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Re:Elon Musk’s Hyperloop Becomes Reality as Agreements Secur... by krschultz on Monday June 08, 2015 @10:56AM (#9679459)
Highways are also not self funding.

Note that the Northeast Corridor, the only thing approaching high speed rail in the US, is very profitable. Unfortunately Amtrak then has to take that surplus to subsidize unprofitable routes elsewhere.

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Re:Elon Musk’s Hyperloop Becomes Reality as Agreements Secur... by vasilipupkin on Monday June 08, 2015 @11:40AM (#9679756)
well, some highways are private and self funding. But yeah, even if they are not, the issue is whether to build something in addition to the highways.
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