The issue isn't the cost but rather that California decided not to build it but take the money anyway. The money was set aside for a train between LA and San Fr

The issue isn't the cost but rather that California decided not to build it but take the money anyway. The money was set aside for a train between LA and San Francisco, two of the most important economic hubs in the States. The State of California decided to instead squander the money on a rail line between Bakersfield and Fresno, two cities that half the country have never heard of.