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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH
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To: rich4eagle who wrote (151316)6/7/2001 12:13:56 AM
From: Diane  Read Replies (1) of 769670
 
Here in Northern California, we've been paying a quarter or half percent (I don't remember which) sales tax for many, many, many years to subsidize mass transit. And a round trip ticket from where I live to San Francisco (about 40 miles away) costs over $9, which I don't consider "nearly free". And then there's the bus fare or cost of driving that most people have to pay to get to the stations. It's ridiculous, but thousands of people do it every day because this liberal run state refuses to build new freeways to handle the growing population. The freeways to San Francisco and San Jose move at a crawl pace much of the day.

And 3 or 4 years ago I read a Cato Institute report about government subsidized Amtrack. The amount the government pays per passenger is absolutely staggering. If I remember right, it was in the HUNDREDS of dollars. Not a very efficient use of my tax dollars.

There's got to be a better way. But until someone finds it, I'll stick to my car, thank you very much.
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