> would economic gains from high-speed rail between New York and DC accrue to a taxpayer in Kansas? Yes, because that economic gain would translate into more t

> would economic gains from high-speed rail between New York and DC accrue to a taxpayer in Kansas? Yes, because that economic gain would translate into more taxes, which would be applied across the rest of the country, funding, for example, infrastructure in Kansas. Of course, that's assuming a reasonable government...