To: Brumar89 who wrote (936387 ) 5/23/2016 11:23:16 AM From: Brumar89 Respond to California's high speed rail delayed another 4 yearsRick Moran pushing back the opening of the first segment of the line from 2018 to 2022 . Project costs for this one, 119 mile stretch of track through the relatively empty Central Valley have topped $69 billion, with only a fraction of those funds appropriated. The high speed rail authority has only purchased half the land necessary to complete the first leg of the project and not a single foot of track has been laid. The feds are blaming opponents of the project, citing lawsuits and other nuisances. But in fact, the project began with no vision about how it would be funded or built. Politico: Concerns about the project’s viability, however, extend well beyond NIMBY-ism and car-bias. The estimated price tag is now equivalent to 35 times the annual federal subsidy for Amtrak.andrewfalcon a day ago Why would anyone pay a ridiculous price to ride a train and then add to the tab for a rental car at their destination just to save a couple of hours? Last time I checked, if you want to do that, you can fly cheaper and faster than riding a train . Moonbattery such as this convinces me I was right to bail 13 years ago. I've never regretted it for a second.DrDan 19 hours ago The project is a great success already. Democrats have been able to provide patronage jobs to many thousands of voters, and to line their campaign chests and Swiss bank accounts with skimmed off billions .Poseidon DrDan 19 hours ago money for endless litigation and environmental impact studies... all being redistributed to Democrats . It's part of their plan.Everything about liberalism is a pose. Fake. A put on. Leo DeCrapio just flew 8000 miles in a private jet to receive an environmental award. Only an idiot would think Leo or the people who gave him the phony baloney award believe in the climate threat. It's a pose. 100%.
