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I disagree with you on the trains part. Where do you live? There are parts of the country where trains are a must for everyday commuters, and intercity commute

I disagree with you on the trains part. Where do you live? There are parts of the country where trains are a must for everyday commuters, and intercity commuters. NYC, Boston, DC, etc... Do you realize that the north-east corridor is already profitable, and it is used a lot. (NYC, D.C. and Boston part). Its profits go to subsidize other routes. That corridor needs a high-speed portion, but there has always been political oppositions to it, and this bill doesn't do much, or hasn't specified anything. Seems like a Obama 'shovel ready' infra plan 2.0, it didn't accomplish anything meaningful and lasting to the country. This looks the same.

ericmay 6y ago
I live in Columbus, Ohio. There are talks about expanding lines from here to Cleveland and Cincinnati and other locations. I love the idea of that, but it's just not a good use of money right now. There's nowhere to go once you get there. You need walkability. If you get there and have to rent a car most people would save the $100 or whatever and just drive an hour and a half or two hours. And yea the east coast is different. Is the west coast? Idk. For most of the rest of America it's unfortunately not feasible in the current state of things. There are exceptions of course.