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It's not that we like cars, it's just that we don't see why anyone else should benefit from our tax dollars. Rail seems to be a direct subsidy to the poor, even
by jschwartzi 10y ago
It's not that we like cars, it's just that we don't see why anyone else should benefit from our tax dollars. Rail seems to be a direct subsidy to the poor, even though it removes drivers from the roads. The rail projects where I live all seem to argue that it will make it more convenient for people to commute by public transit, which is the wrong argument. They should actually be arguing that it will remove other drivers from the road, making more room for people who don't have access.
- ams6110 10y agoIt's not quite that it's an unwanted subsidy to the poor, it's that is something that is seen as useless. I like my cars, I don't like/don't use the train, therefore I do not support trains.
- mattmcknight 10y agoIt's not just that. Building rail in the US is insanely expensive. http://www.realclearpolicy.com/blog/2015/03/31/high_costs_may_explain_crumbling_support_for_us_infrastructure_1249.html http://www.realclearpolicy.com/blog/2015/03/31/high_costs_ma...
- bmm6o 10y agoBuilding rail lines is a "subsidy for the poor", but building highways is "investing in infrastructure". We Americans are crazy.